my Art & my Asperger's

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Creativity in one form or another has saved me from this mad world. When I was very young it kept me interested in life when I realized my parents were useless & would never be caring. As a young man it saved me from concentrating on the horrors that were inflicted on me as a victim of violent crimes & invasive surgery. As I got older & stranger, it gave me a working outlet to allow me to direct my obsessions. Then I crashed & burned as anyone does who has a problem they cannot connect to. I discovered I had Autism Spectrum Disorder with enough comorbidities to fill an asylum. It was a relief to realize I was not as mad as a cut snake, but that I had neurological differences that were causing my obsessions, my stims, my perceived aloofness, my individual gait, & a compromised immune system. So now I paint pictures by hand, I still create gardens even though skin cancer is killing me, & am writing an illustrated book on my experiences. To open this post I hope the YouTube link works & I am interested in talking with anyone who uses creativity, especially hands-on painting & drawing to accept & observe this world about us. I have began to understand that Aspies are consummate observers, people as they age stand back & observe - my autism is doubled

I really like your art. Very impressionist.
I know the feeling of art being the only outlet for expressing yourself when autism makes that difficult. Writing has helped me immensely.

You are incredibly talented. I dread to think what my life would be, without artistic outlet. Thank you for sharing. (from a fellow Queenslander)