Red Ink and Green Ink: Navigating Interaction While Socially Colorblind. Kindle Edition

Autism is often misunderstood—not just by those who live with it, but also by their friends, family, coworkers, and others. Red Ink and Green Ink offers an intimate, insightful look into the daily struggles of navigating social interaction while on the spectrum. Using the unique analogy of learning math with color-coded rules while being colorblind, this book conveys the frustrations, confusions, and triumphs that come with attempting to understand social norms that often feel invisible or arbitrary.Through vivid examples, personal reflections, and thoughtful explanations, readers will not only gain a cursory understanding of key concepts such as masking, the various stages of socialization, and autistic burnout, but also gain insight into how living the struggle of autism can feel. Each chapter explores how developmental differences impact the ability to anticipate, learn, and adapt to novel social situations, offering both autistic individuals and their loved ones a bridge to greater empathy and communication.Whether you are seeking to better understand your autistic experience, improve interactions with loved ones on the spectrum, or simply learn more about an increasingly common disorder, Red Ink and Green Ink provides a compassionate, eye-opening guide to living socially colorblind in an arbitrary world. Read more