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Autism in Girls is Different

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The brain of a boy with autism is made up of puzzle pieces while the brain of a girl with autism is made up of cats and hearts.

The image is suppose to represent how autistic people fixates over special interests.

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Rodafina
It's nice to see something slightly different, but I think autism related imagery would be more interesting if it avoided stereotypes as much as possible. The pastel colors and hearts lean in to a particular stereotype too much for my taste.

I see my brain more like this:
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Rodafina said:
It's nice to see something slightly different, but I think autism related imagery would be more interesting if it avoided stereotypes as much as possible. The pastel colors and hearts lean in to a particular stereotype too much for my taste.

I see my brain more like this:
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I know what you mean, the fact that for cute color and pets they decided to use a female looking figure...
 

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