Reflection

The truth I wish to share in this book is that most autistic or AS people go unnoticed: they are distinguished not by a spectacular sign, but simply by slightly more marked intensity and passion in many areas. The rare cases that are immediately noticeable have served as the reference for defining a clinical norm in the DSM-5.

I am convinced that ‘neurotypical’ science is, for now, incapable of grasping the richness of the autism spectrum, because it lacks comparable abilities. The autism spectrum represents a genetic evolution of humanity, put to the test in a world conceived by and for allistic people.

For millennia, this world has failed to recognise women at their true worth; it continues to exclude every difference: the cultures and appearances of Black women, White women or people of Asian origin are frequently rejected, while the values of the heart are ignored. Above all, it is a primitive, self-centred, almost animal world hurtling towards self-destruction, where different extrasensory qualities are mocked.

In such a context, autistic people like us often choose to live in the shadows, simply to survive. JP.

Do not think white, do not think black, do not think black-and-white, think without fear in the colour of your heart.’ Frank Boeijen +JP.