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I’ve been chewing on the idea that characteristic aspects of autistic writing are different from neurotypical writing. I think of it whenever I look at essays like Matthew Salesses’ “25 Essential Notes on Craft.” We talk about this topic in terms of authors of color trying to get by in a very white, American-dominated publishing industry. Every once in a while I hear assertions that something like this applies to neurodiverse groups, too, but I rarely see a deep unpacking of what that means…


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Date: 2021-03-17 11:20 am (UTC)
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Oh, this is excellent. You know how I feel about villains, obviously, but I think you've pinpointed why I find werewolves so sympathetic: that sensory overload thing. Every werewolf story has a moment where the newly-turned werewolf has to deal with and then navigate extreme sensory overload. Superhero stories do that sometimes, but they're framed very differently.

Date: 2021-03-17 02:21 pm (UTC)
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I see them more in movies, honestly. But yeah, that "Everything is too loud/bright, I can smell your perfume across the room, why am I itchy?" is a staple of some of the older ones. I'd like to rework that "cage me so I don't hurt anyone" trope to something more like, "I'm fine, just leave me alone with my show and my snacks for several hours."

ETA: Also, this thread: https://twitter.com/mishafletch/status/973898208953946112
Edited Date: 2021-03-17 02:26 pm (UTC)

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