Autism doesn't have to define a person. Artists with autism are like anyone else: They define themselves through hard work and individuality.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Mild autism can give you a genius like Einstein. If you have severe autism, you could remain nonverbal. You don't want people to be on the severe end of the spectrum. But if you got rid of all the autism genetics, you wouldn't have science or art. All you would have is a bunch of social 'yak yaks.'
There is actually no such thing as an Artist type. 'Artist' is just an economic designation, a box you tick on a form. We are all people, and we are all creative.
I do believe everyone on this earth is an artist - some people more than others. But I do believe we are all artists in a certain way. We all have unique abilities. There are people who are meant to make it their life, and that is a different kind of person who would choose to be on that path.
I don't call myself an artist. I act. That's what I do.
Any 'artist' makes a living by expressing what others can't - because they're unaware of their feelings, they're too afraid to express those feelings, or they lack the skills to communicate and be understood.
I would hardly call myself an artist in that sense; I doodle, I draw, I'm not a trained artist, I couldn't sit down and do an accurate portrait of anyone.
An artist is somebody who produces things that people don't need to have.
To me, what makes an artist is a unique personality that they're not afraid to let show.
Autism is part of who I am.
Actually, I don't think there's anyone that represents the artists, except the artists themselves.
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