Post #1357338
2026-04-11 08:25 UTC
@elmiller0330 @KatyElphinstone
I believe that many of the special talents attributed to autistic people are the result of their desperate attempts to fit in.
I use the analogy of a pearl that has grown inside a shell. Most people (non-shells :) may find pearls beautiful and fascinating (whilst having little interest in the shell itself). But the pearl is usually the result of an injury, causing the tissue that forms mother-of-pearl to proliferate in the wrong place.
#Autism #Neurodivergence
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@anilmc@hachyderm.io 2026-04-11 08:39
@stekopf @elmiller0330 @KatyElphinstone great allegory
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@Phracker2Art@mstdn.social 2026-04-11 14:38
@stekopf @elmiller0330 @KatyElphinstone I don't see how trying to fit in with non-nerds would cause someone to develop a bunch of nerdy hobbies and interests.