Experimental Autism

This is an inside look at the Autism journey by an adult with Autism. This exploration blurs the lines between narrative, memoir, and experimental fiction. Seven has a conversation with Autism personified while explaining his thoughts about the journey to adult diagnosis. The fourth wall is broken several times as Seven directly addresses the listener. Autistic Spectrum Disorder is quite often understood only in stereotypical terms. Many adults suffer needlessly as they are unaware of the true symptoms of Autism. Let’s take a ride behind the scenes and inside the mind of someone who lives through challenges everyday. Autism Spectrum Disorder is not something we can turn on for conversations and then later turn it off for convenience. Autism can be, and often is, a debilitating mental disorder that disrupts life on many fronts. Now I, we can confront Autism with a few tools to make it through the daly