Okay it’s 2 am but I was suddenly inspired to share a story of something that happened to me that has affected me since it happened about a year ago. I feel it’s important to share, though personal, as I know there are dozens of other artists here and around the world like me.
I was taking an Editorial class in college. For context, I was an Illustration senior student, it was my last semester until I graduated. It was in these finals months that, after years of hiding it, I started to open up about being autistic to my fellow classmates. Particularly about my dyspraxia to my then professors. Dyspraxia is often a symptom of autism