Autistic thinking is a creative boon

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Thanks to Madison Schneider for the illustration. She incorporated Stella’s artwork!

Just wanted to share an article I wrote for work with inspiration from Stella: “Autism as Advantage: The Case for Neurodiversity in Design.” Let me know what you think.

View at Medium.com

Despite the stereotypes and unfair assumptions that abound, many autistic people are flourishing in creative fields from poetry to illustration to film thanks to their adeptness at turning concepts and interests into truly unique expression.

One comment

  1. Karen Snaza · October 29, 2018

    Very insightful and fascinating. Thank you for sharing your findings in regard to seeing Stella’s challenges as opportunities.

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