Perception - Part 1
I wanted to write a piece on perception, as I think I have a really interesting/different view on perception throughout my adult life and the problems that I’ve had. It’s such an interesting thing for me to want to talk about because I’ve always thought I had a very fixed view/limited understanding of others and how I interact with the world, but I don’t think I do - I think I can still be a little narrow minded, but my perception of the world is both interesting and complex. What’s sort of fed this, is growing up and trying to figure out the outside world - through my autism meant I had a different perspective on bascially every aspect of life and I could only really see things from my perspective. The world was a very confusing place, for someone who sees the world very literally.. a world of rituals, social rules, expectations and pleasentries it’s an absolutely mind boggling place to fathom. I only really had my parents and siblings as a guide and with a family that’s also aut...