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MadameButterfly

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3. The language here is reminding me of the book Divergent

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Mon Jan 9, 2023, 03:46 PM

Jan 2023

and I wonder if the author was familiar with the term for experiences like yours and crafted it into fiction. A book that champions people who think differently. But I don't want to further compare distopian entertainment with your very real experience.

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Temple Grandin: Society Is Failing Visual Thinkers, and That Hurts Us All. [View all] elleng Jan 2023 OP

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The language here is reminding me of the book Divergent MadameButterfly Jan 2023 #3

If you haven't seen them Flo Mingo Jan 2023 #4

I am extremely visual but always considered myself neurotypical intrepidity Jan 2023 #5

There are a lot of online tests for autism Warpy Jan 2023 #7