May is Mental Health Awareness Month! Each year, the National Alliance of Mental Illness works to fight stigma, provide support, educate the public and advocate for policies that support people with mental illness and their families. Here are some audiobook picks to support—and educate about—mental health.
Does #autistic disengagement from social structure necessarily originate in some kind of brain deficit, or instead, due to neurological differences, does allistic social structure simply *not* offer safety or comfort?
If social structure is uncomfortable or threatening, *any* neurotype or neurotypical would disengage. Just consider foreign cultures and/or political or religious differences. What if *you* were surrounded by aliens at birth? You, too, might fall behind in social development.
They say children "crave structure". Crave is a pretty silly choice of word. We humans are all *pacified* by structure.
I wonder if understanding how that happens from a neurological perspective might help understand neurodiversity.
I think #ActuallyAutistic people may be *less* pacified by social structure, and instead turn to other uncommon structures for peace and predictability in life.
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