Murasaki No Yukari #Rin #WordlessWednesday

 

 

 

Beauty

 

I see Beauty everywhere.

But what I experience as Beauty extends far beyond the visible portion of the electromagnetic spectrum.

I see Beauty in compassion and kindness.

I see Beauty in the dignity and grace with which so many people meet the challenges of their lives.

I see Beauty in those whose achievements extend so far beyond what I imagine to be their grasp!

I see Beauty in humor.

I see Beauty in poetry and prose.

I see Beauty in intellect.

 

There is a common emotional quality to how I experience these aspects of Beauty.

• I feel a connectedness, a resonance, I feel pleasure and joy.

 

I watched Sherlock Holmes – Game of Shadows over the weekend, for the first time! (don’t ask)

In one scene the film Director gives the audience a glimpse of Holmes’ attention to detail at social settings.

• Holmes makes what seems to be a 360 degree survey of the room
• The Director allows us to see what Holmes is seeing and hear what Holmes is hearing
• Dr. Watson’s fiance then asks Holmes the question: ‘What do you see?’
• To my wife’s shock I whispered ‘Everything’, just before Holmes responded with the same word

Holmes then elaborates with: ‘It is my curse’

I then whispered (to my wife’s further shock) ‘and my blessing and my gift’

So yes, I see Beauty in my Autism, albeit a gift that comes at quite a high price, to me and to my family.

 

Spectacular creatures and colors can be found in some of the the deepest parts of the oceans.

• Beauty that, without our fairly recent technology, Mankind would never have seen!
•  So why is it there?

I was once given the explanation that this is because God/the Creator/The Universe/The IS (fill in the blank) loves Beauty!

 

Hyper-focus, attention to detail and a fascination with the physical world are hallmark traits of Asperger’s Syndrome.

• They are also the main caricature features of the pop-culture ‘nerd’, ‘geek’, ‘dweeb’ or ‘dork’

But these are precisely the qualities that allow me to continuously experience the incredible Beauty of the World around me, with the fascination of a child!

• These are also the qualities of a disproportionate number of people who have led and continue to lead, human technological advancement
• Thomas Edison discovered 10,000 ways to not make a light bulb, before he invented it!
• Silicon Valley!
• (fill in the blank)

 

My hyper-focus, attention to detail, awe and wonderment with our incredible planet/Universe and my social-anthropologist persona can be summarized with:

Life in every breath

and I am left wondering that if God/The Creator (fill in the blank) really does love Beauty so much…..

Maybe, just maybe, Autistic people are a little closer to God than we realize.

Beauty all around – Life in every breath

Aspergers and ADHD

 

According to Dr. Russell Barkley, as many as 60% of Autistic people have ADHD.

I am one of them.

 

This set of  short video clips, captures the essence of my experience of ADHD.

If you have been touched by ADHD in any way, I hope you find this post helpful.

 

ADHD and Autism contrasted

 

 

ADHD and comorbid disorders

 

 

The ADHD and ODD connection

 

 

ADHD diagnosis acceptance

 

 

ADHD and family awareness

 

 

ADHD is no gift