Displayed here is a triad of pictures portraying a Person on the Autism Spectrum and how well they function in certain situations, in the form of a solar system. The Sun represents the Autistic Person themselves. The planets symbolize the aspects of their everyday life which make them whole. Finally, their orbits signify how things go, in accordance to the person and their rituals, and such.
Serenity: The planets are moving about in their orbits the way they’re supposed to be, and the sun is glowing bright with contentment. All is in order.
Disturbance: A mysterious hand appears and touches the sun, making it dim from perturbation, and causing the planets to cease their orbital motion. All has been brought to an unfavorable halt.
Destruction: The hand plucks the Sun from its seat in the center of its system. It is now extinguished from utter tumult and its precious planets have all exploded. All is ruined.
We autistic people need to remain in our spaces of comfort, order and safety, with all our personal rituals therein, if we are to function properly.
Any imposition, and everything falls apart with us. Our soundness of mind becomes so deficient that we are drained of whatever manner of productivity that makes us grand.
But, if we’re allowed to be where we need to be, do what we need to do (and how we need to do it), then one may find it rewarding and worth the effort.
(c) 2016 Jared Stephen Max