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My Girlfriend Shows That Autism Is Not All About Science, It Can Be Also Be About Art
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My Girlfriend Shows That Autism Is Not All About Science, It Can Be Also Be About Art

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Hi, pandas,

For most people, autism relates to a scientist working in really narrow fields or grown men passionate about trains. Although it isn’t far from the truth, it’s, of course, not a good representation of the diversity of profiles that come from this disability.

I’m here on behalf of my girlfriend to showcase her work and tell you a bit more about her condition. I am not a native speaker, so please excuse me for my poor English.

Salina is a french artist living in Strasbourg (France), recently she was diagnosed with autism. It is a disability that can go unnoticed for many years, especially with women who over compensate more than men. If you get to know her, you won’t see much of a difference, except that she is more prone to stress in social situations than your average girl. Her disability extends further, so she made a “comic” to explain her difficulties.

Maybe her feeling of alienation from the outside has pushed her work to be so dreamlike; what is sure is that her particularity influences her illustrations. Autistic peoples often have one or several specific interests, and for Salina, it is all about astronomy. As you will see, there are lots of planets, suns, stars floating around. But maybe the more striking part is her color palette often restricted to shades of purple and yellow. For her, it more than just choosing a color tone; working with those specific colors is something that soothes her.

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    My name is Salina. I’m 24 and I am autistic.

    It result in a hypersensitivity both emotional and physical

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    autistic crisis

    mental rigidity

    attention disorder

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    executive dysfunction

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    difficulties communicating.

    A little ball of stress and cuteness

    A showcase of her recent work

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    This dude right here? He works as a Community Manager at Bored Panda. Has no back-story, cause his spine works just fine. He writes about himself in third-person, and in first-person about others. Fell in love with storytelling and cannot let that love go. Now, he's here to help you make your own story simply beautiful. Secretly makes cute music samples and writes stories in the dark that nobody has ever heard of before.

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    This dude right here? He works as a Community Manager at Bored Panda. Has no back-story, cause his spine works just fine. He writes about himself in third-person, and in first-person about others. Fell in love with storytelling and cannot let that love go. Now, he's here to help you make your own story simply beautiful. Secretly makes cute music samples and writes stories in the dark that nobody has ever heard of before.

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    AspieGirl88
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was diagnosed with Aspergers when I was 11, but sadly I’m not quite as able as others (even my fam thinks I’m a little more autistic than the doctors first thought, as I can’t function like most adults & even my 24 year old niece with ADHD is far more independent than I could ever be). I’m rather fond of art myself, though & even share it on my Instagram. I think your art is very pretty, especially since you’re using some of my favourite colours! I’d love to see more! 😊💖🎨

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    AspieGirl88
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was diagnosed with Aspergers when I was 11, but sadly I’m not quite as able as others (even my fam thinks I’m a little more autistic than the doctors first thought, as I can’t function like most adults & even my 24 year old niece with ADHD is far more independent than I could ever be). I’m rather fond of art myself, though & even share it on my Instagram. I think your art is very pretty, especially since you’re using some of my favourite colours! I’d love to see more! 😊💖🎨

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