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I don't know how much of this analogy makes sense, but I just want to throw it out there.
Yes, this is another vent art about my Asperger's.
This is to show what it's like for me being born into a neurotypical world, where I feel like sort of an alien.
In the comic, the world is all giraffes, all the food is leaves in the trees. To live, you have to eat from the leaves. But since I am born a dragon, I am not tall enough to reach the trees. Why won't anyone help me out? It's because, to all the giraffes, they think I am a giraffe- since I have horns and a long neck. Since my neck looks long enough, they think I can reach it. But only I know that I'm a dragon, and I am not tall enough. That's the frustrating part: I need help, but they don't see it.
Similarly, the world is made up of neurotypical people, where to get food, you have to get a job. And jobs and the application process are designed by neurotypical people. Since I am born with Asperger's, I really struggle in this aspect, because it doesn't compute with how my brain is wired. Why won't people help me out? Despite me being on the high-functioning part of the autistic spectrum, I appear neurotypical to everyone else. Therefore, they think I am capable of doing these things, just as much as they are. But only I know about my struggles, and I can't do it on my own. That's the frustrating part: my struggles don't get recognized.
It is a bit harsh that to survive, I have to be like most people, and assimilate to their ways. However, I guess the good thing is this is the type of struggle that makes me who I am, and that's a huge part of my identity that I would lose if I had a different situation.
I appreciate that my family encourages me and thinks that I can do these things that don't come naturally to me like getting a job and driving. I'd rather have that than the opposite, them believing that I am not capable. But, it gets frustrating when they say it will be easy for me, but when it's easy only to them.
I know I may get angry about my situation, but there's nothing I have anything against neurotypical people. I really thank them, my family, and everyone else for being understanding, and trying to help me throughout my issues. Despite that, it's hard, because they don't know what it is I'm going through. I can't blame them, because I truly am a unique case. I try my best to explain, and sometimes it helps, but what I think is most effective is to create these analogies and drawings that seem more understandable.
Even though I may complain and get frustrated about me having Asperger's, I wouldn't have it any other way. I know in the comic, I wrote "Wait, I don't even like leaves." (That's about jobs appealing to normal, general public interests, making it hard for me.) However, I like the fact that many of my interests are uncommon- the rarity is what makes them so enjoyable for me. And I get the most out of my uncommon interests here on this site, with all of those awesome animal characters. Overall, I may get mad at my situation, but in the end, I definitely appreciate who I am, what my life is like, and all of you guys who are a part of it.
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And about the style, because of the software, it takes a while to get the colors to fill in the right spots, because you have to close the gaps in between the lines. But since I wanted to get this off my chest so badly, I bypassed that part, and I think this more minimalist style actually worked in my favor for getting the message across.
Yes, this is another vent art about my Asperger's.
This is to show what it's like for me being born into a neurotypical world, where I feel like sort of an alien.
In the comic, the world is all giraffes, all the food is leaves in the trees. To live, you have to eat from the leaves. But since I am born a dragon, I am not tall enough to reach the trees. Why won't anyone help me out? It's because, to all the giraffes, they think I am a giraffe- since I have horns and a long neck. Since my neck looks long enough, they think I can reach it. But only I know that I'm a dragon, and I am not tall enough. That's the frustrating part: I need help, but they don't see it.
Similarly, the world is made up of neurotypical people, where to get food, you have to get a job. And jobs and the application process are designed by neurotypical people. Since I am born with Asperger's, I really struggle in this aspect, because it doesn't compute with how my brain is wired. Why won't people help me out? Despite me being on the high-functioning part of the autistic spectrum, I appear neurotypical to everyone else. Therefore, they think I am capable of doing these things, just as much as they are. But only I know about my struggles, and I can't do it on my own. That's the frustrating part: my struggles don't get recognized.
It is a bit harsh that to survive, I have to be like most people, and assimilate to their ways. However, I guess the good thing is this is the type of struggle that makes me who I am, and that's a huge part of my identity that I would lose if I had a different situation.
I appreciate that my family encourages me and thinks that I can do these things that don't come naturally to me like getting a job and driving. I'd rather have that than the opposite, them believing that I am not capable. But, it gets frustrating when they say it will be easy for me, but when it's easy only to them.
I know I may get angry about my situation, but there's nothing I have anything against neurotypical people. I really thank them, my family, and everyone else for being understanding, and trying to help me throughout my issues. Despite that, it's hard, because they don't know what it is I'm going through. I can't blame them, because I truly am a unique case. I try my best to explain, and sometimes it helps, but what I think is most effective is to create these analogies and drawings that seem more understandable.
Even though I may complain and get frustrated about me having Asperger's, I wouldn't have it any other way. I know in the comic, I wrote "Wait, I don't even like leaves." (That's about jobs appealing to normal, general public interests, making it hard for me.) However, I like the fact that many of my interests are uncommon- the rarity is what makes them so enjoyable for me. And I get the most out of my uncommon interests here on this site, with all of those awesome animal characters. Overall, I may get mad at my situation, but in the end, I definitely appreciate who I am, what my life is like, and all of you guys who are a part of it.
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And about the style, because of the software, it takes a while to get the colors to fill in the right spots, because you have to close the gaps in between the lines. But since I wanted to get this off my chest so badly, I bypassed that part, and I think this more minimalist style actually worked in my favor for getting the message across.
Category Artwork (Digital) / Comics
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Idk what to say except that you said everything, really. First of all the drawing style is awesome i do like it a lot, it's great to see less clean arts, like to show the society's burrs.
And as soon as i saw the drawing, i knew it's means. Idk if we are on the part of spectrum, but our situation isn't enjoyable. It was the same for every asperger i encountered, myself included. We need help, we try to show it but they don't get it. The only people capable of seeing us are people used to asperger. I met a doctor today, and as she's used to us, she knew that i needed help and gave me everything i needed but never asked. I wish just more people woukd be like this. And also people aren't informed, or hear xorrupted informations in the médias, or movies. And even if they see us, they think we are genius like those movies, i get mad sometimes because they don't sée we need help, to be accompanied, encouragement is good but not enough.
I have been lucky too with my family, my mother have always saw me like i was but never knew how to react. Getting unnoticed makes me doubting about my diagnostic, tho they just say I'm shy, u have low self-confidence, but that's more. Adapting is so hard, and maybe it's a way too much, and at this moment neurotipycal people don't understand at all, some can get angry about this, but it's not the général case luckily. I don't blame people too, because they don't know, they have never learnt so they can't see us. I wish the world would be différent.
And as soon as i saw the drawing, i knew it's means. Idk if we are on the part of spectrum, but our situation isn't enjoyable. It was the same for every asperger i encountered, myself included. We need help, we try to show it but they don't get it. The only people capable of seeing us are people used to asperger. I met a doctor today, and as she's used to us, she knew that i needed help and gave me everything i needed but never asked. I wish just more people woukd be like this. And also people aren't informed, or hear xorrupted informations in the médias, or movies. And even if they see us, they think we are genius like those movies, i get mad sometimes because they don't sée we need help, to be accompanied, encouragement is good but not enough.
I have been lucky too with my family, my mother have always saw me like i was but never knew how to react. Getting unnoticed makes me doubting about my diagnostic, tho they just say I'm shy, u have low self-confidence, but that's more. Adapting is so hard, and maybe it's a way too much, and at this moment neurotipycal people don't understand at all, some can get angry about this, but it's not the général case luckily. I don't blame people too, because they don't know, they have never learnt so they can't see us. I wish the world would be différent.
Thanks, Xhhy. Glad you like the style and think that it works.
Yes, you know exactly what I mean! I'm glad you can understand. That's very fortunate you have a doctor like that, and I am happy for you. Oh yeah, that's very true. There are types of media out there that depict people on the autistic spectrum as geniuses, like "The Good Doctor." It is a compliment, and part of it is true for certain cases, but not most of them. It doesn't help our case with the sort of perception, that we do, in fact struggle with simple things. Exactly, encouragement is good, but not enough. It's help that we need, despite it not looking like it.
That's interesting. Oh my gosh, yeah, you totally know those frustrations: you're shy, you have low self-confidence, but little do they recognize it's all related to the way your brain is wired. Seriously, adapting is hard. It's a tough, sticky situation where you have no choice, but to do it. At least there are resources out there, and that's what I'm trying to utilize. Yeah, I feel like I can get angry at the way the world is, but I shouldn't because I can't expect them to be prepared for something that doesn't occur often. Me too- I wish the world would be different, so it would account for our special case, and it would be so much easier to navigate on my own. In my utopian (zootopian) worlds with my animal characters, the words "neurotypical" and "neurodivergent" don't exist, because the world would be designed for all of them.
Yes, you know exactly what I mean! I'm glad you can understand. That's very fortunate you have a doctor like that, and I am happy for you. Oh yeah, that's very true. There are types of media out there that depict people on the autistic spectrum as geniuses, like "The Good Doctor." It is a compliment, and part of it is true for certain cases, but not most of them. It doesn't help our case with the sort of perception, that we do, in fact struggle with simple things. Exactly, encouragement is good, but not enough. It's help that we need, despite it not looking like it.
That's interesting. Oh my gosh, yeah, you totally know those frustrations: you're shy, you have low self-confidence, but little do they recognize it's all related to the way your brain is wired. Seriously, adapting is hard. It's a tough, sticky situation where you have no choice, but to do it. At least there are resources out there, and that's what I'm trying to utilize. Yeah, I feel like I can get angry at the way the world is, but I shouldn't because I can't expect them to be prepared for something that doesn't occur often. Me too- I wish the world would be different, so it would account for our special case, and it would be so much easier to navigate on my own. In my utopian (zootopian) worlds with my animal characters, the words "neurotypical" and "neurodivergent" don't exist, because the world would be designed for all of them.
Oh yes I know "The good doctor", it is really the particular case of some unfortunately. Sometimes I would like to be a little more different, to get noticed more easily and to be helped when I need it.
It's beautiful this "zootopic" world ^^ I would have liked to live there, where everyone accepts each other. Like all of us, I try to bring our share of positivity to society. We cannot actually blame them, we simply need to be presented more in the entire spectrum, from those who are most suited to those who are least, so that we are perceived as we are. genuinely is. It would be nice if he had a documentary like this. ^^
And again, really sorry for the answers so late, I admit I was so happy to see the comments, and I thought to myself I will answer them later, but I had things to do and I did not know not what to say exactly, but now yes. You have a very insightful mind about the world and how you see it, and knowing that someone else sees it that way, and even reacts the same way, it reassures me and gives me confidence. So thank you! : 3
It's beautiful this "zootopic" world ^^ I would have liked to live there, where everyone accepts each other. Like all of us, I try to bring our share of positivity to society. We cannot actually blame them, we simply need to be presented more in the entire spectrum, from those who are most suited to those who are least, so that we are perceived as we are. genuinely is. It would be nice if he had a documentary like this. ^^
And again, really sorry for the answers so late, I admit I was so happy to see the comments, and I thought to myself I will answer them later, but I had things to do and I did not know not what to say exactly, but now yes. You have a very insightful mind about the world and how you see it, and knowing that someone else sees it that way, and even reacts the same way, it reassures me and gives me confidence. So thank you! : 3
"That's the frustrating part: my struggles don't get recognized."
I feel bad now if I am one of those people who don't recognize your struggles Reptu.
If I don't recognize them, if at all ever, then I would like to apologize here. As I do try to be open minded and supportive. But maybe I don't fully understand everything about Aspergers and because of that, I miss the signs? Though, I do understand a bit, not everything...
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What I may say here may sound, insulting, but it's something I want to, say and maybe ask with no disrespect intended. Plus I know this is art and such, but my curiosity is grand.
The world is filled with different types of animals, tall, small, black to white, red to purple. However, you've chosen a world of giraffes to compare yourself with.
A world of giraffes...
What is a dragon doing in a world of giraffes?
A world where they understand how to live, look alike, what to do, and more...
However, there is one different than the rest. Yet they don't recognize it...
You struggle but they don't help. Do you need to ask? Are they the right ones to ask?
A world of giraffes...
Reptu, if I may ask, is this your world? A world of giraffes, yet a dragon is there. An outlier, so to speak. But, why are you there, if you're a dragon?
Again, this isn't intended to be rude. It's just what I see in this art. It's- unique.
I apologize if any of what I said was offensive, that was not my intent.
I feel bad now if I am one of those people who don't recognize your struggles Reptu.
If I don't recognize them, if at all ever, then I would like to apologize here. As I do try to be open minded and supportive. But maybe I don't fully understand everything about Aspergers and because of that, I miss the signs? Though, I do understand a bit, not everything...
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What I may say here may sound, insulting, but it's something I want to, say and maybe ask with no disrespect intended. Plus I know this is art and such, but my curiosity is grand.
The world is filled with different types of animals, tall, small, black to white, red to purple. However, you've chosen a world of giraffes to compare yourself with.
A world of giraffes...
What is a dragon doing in a world of giraffes?
A world where they understand how to live, look alike, what to do, and more...
However, there is one different than the rest. Yet they don't recognize it...
You struggle but they don't help. Do you need to ask? Are they the right ones to ask?
A world of giraffes...
Reptu, if I may ask, is this your world? A world of giraffes, yet a dragon is there. An outlier, so to speak. But, why are you there, if you're a dragon?
Again, this isn't intended to be rude. It's just what I see in this art. It's- unique.
I apologize if any of what I said was offensive, that was not my intent.
You're good, Ghosty. You shouldn't feel bad. You're such a good friend. If anything, the ones that could or should feel bad are the people who try and help me to drive and get jobs, and they tell me that it's easy, when they have no clue why it's difficult for me, and they're not offering me the right type of advice. Even so, they shouldn't feel bad- it's definitely generous of them to help me. I don't expect anyone to know my struggles, because that's unrealistic of me to expect that. It can't be done. Had I been born as a neurotypical person, there's no way I could know what it's like to be on the autistic spectrum, because that's not what I would be born with.
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That's okay- you can ask about the comic if you don't understand. And also, I want to know how you see this, because I am not entirely sure if I am making myself clear. Yes, you are right: the world is filled with different types of animals. But for the sake of this comic, in order to get my message across, this world in this comic has to be made up of only giraffes. It's because in this actual world that I deal with- it is made up of just humans, basically. I know there are also animals in this world, but it's not like I can change my own species, leave humans, and join them.
What is a dragon doing in a world of giraffes? It's basically to say this. What is an autistic person doing in a world of neurotypical people? I didn't choose to be autistic- I was just born into this world, as a rare case. Admittedly, I was unclear on that part- it's not like two giraffes could give birth to a dragon, but in the comic, let's just say that happens extremely rarely that two giraffes do give birth to a dragon.
All these things you say are good points, and it goes to show how hard of this is for me to represent such a predicament. I think the part that I probably messed up on is having giraffes and dragons as two separate species. It's not the problem is that the two are separate species- the problem is neurotypical vs neurodivergent, and maybe representing neurotypical and neurodivergent with giraffes and dragons probably wasn't the best choice. But the reason why I made them as two different species is that, had I drawn myself as a shorter giraffe, I would not be getting my message across; I would look the same as everyone else, and that's exactly where the frustration stems from. That's why I drew myself as a dragon- to make it clear that from my point of view, I am something completely different. So that's why I had them as different species even though it might obstruct the message a bit.
I seriously appreciate your kindness, that you apologize Ghosty. And you don't need to apologize- I know what I drew can be unclear with others, and I wanted to know about that. And you didn't seem offensive at all- you are asking very good, genuine questions.
I hope I cleared some of the confusion you were having in this piece, and if you have more questions, feel free to give them to me.
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That's okay- you can ask about the comic if you don't understand. And also, I want to know how you see this, because I am not entirely sure if I am making myself clear. Yes, you are right: the world is filled with different types of animals. But for the sake of this comic, in order to get my message across, this world in this comic has to be made up of only giraffes. It's because in this actual world that I deal with- it is made up of just humans, basically. I know there are also animals in this world, but it's not like I can change my own species, leave humans, and join them.
What is a dragon doing in a world of giraffes? It's basically to say this. What is an autistic person doing in a world of neurotypical people? I didn't choose to be autistic- I was just born into this world, as a rare case. Admittedly, I was unclear on that part- it's not like two giraffes could give birth to a dragon, but in the comic, let's just say that happens extremely rarely that two giraffes do give birth to a dragon.
All these things you say are good points, and it goes to show how hard of this is for me to represent such a predicament. I think the part that I probably messed up on is having giraffes and dragons as two separate species. It's not the problem is that the two are separate species- the problem is neurotypical vs neurodivergent, and maybe representing neurotypical and neurodivergent with giraffes and dragons probably wasn't the best choice. But the reason why I made them as two different species is that, had I drawn myself as a shorter giraffe, I would not be getting my message across; I would look the same as everyone else, and that's exactly where the frustration stems from. That's why I drew myself as a dragon- to make it clear that from my point of view, I am something completely different. So that's why I had them as different species even though it might obstruct the message a bit.
I seriously appreciate your kindness, that you apologize Ghosty. And you don't need to apologize- I know what I drew can be unclear with others, and I wanted to know about that. And you didn't seem offensive at all- you are asking very good, genuine questions.
I hope I cleared some of the confusion you were having in this piece, and if you have more questions, feel free to give them to me.
Now that you say it, there is definitely a better way I could have drawn this picture, and I might do this one over again, so thank you for your feedback. The world of giraffes I would keep, but now I have to decide: what do I represent myself as? It's not going to be a dragon this time. Maybe a giraffe with a twisted neck? Whatever it is, it has to accomplish this:
1. I look normal and the same to all the other giraffes.
2. From my perspective, I am something totally different, and it affects my ability to reach the trees, but nobody recognizes it.
1. I look normal and the same to all the other giraffes.
2. From my perspective, I am something totally different, and it affects my ability to reach the trees, but nobody recognizes it.
There is a better way indeed probably. NOT that this is a bad drawing. I think this is a wonderful and brilliant drawing!
One thing I want to point out though, is that in this drawing, you can't reach the leaves, yet you have wings. A little detail I forgot to point out in my main comment.
But seriously, you did a great job on this drawing. It's always a treat to see any of your drawings pop up in my submission list.
And also, I do worry about you with all this. I know I may not understand everything about your situation, but I'd like to think that I provide some comfort when you chat with me.
And I wish I could do more for you, to make everything easier for ya. But I do believe in ya. And I think you'll find a way through this in the future.
One thing I want to point out though, is that in this drawing, you can't reach the leaves, yet you have wings. A little detail I forgot to point out in my main comment.
But seriously, you did a great job on this drawing. It's always a treat to see any of your drawings pop up in my submission list.
And also, I do worry about you with all this. I know I may not understand everything about your situation, but I'd like to think that I provide some comfort when you chat with me.
And I wish I could do more for you, to make everything easier for ya. But I do believe in ya. And I think you'll find a way through this in the future.
Haha, I knew you'd point that out, and I was waiting for you to do so. My wings show that I have to find my own, unique way out of my situations. But the problem is that it's not so easy to see those solutions. The giraffes don't see it, and I don't see it. But sometimes when I don't even think about it, suddenly it will come to me.
Aw, thanks, Ghosty. And it's always a pleasure to see your comments.
Of course you always do a good job of comforting me. And you're so nice and caring. Thank you, and one day I'll find a solution; I'll realize that I do have wings to reach the trees.
Aw, thanks, Ghosty. And it's always a pleasure to see your comments.
Of course you always do a good job of comforting me. And you're so nice and caring. Thank you, and one day I'll find a solution; I'll realize that I do have wings to reach the trees.
Yeah, I'm glad you think that, that this would be helpful to neurodivergent people. I think images like these would help neurotypicals understand us better; finding a way that is comprehensible is a challenge, but doable. And, I never knew you were neurodivergent. That's awesome.
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