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The way most autism literature describes "literal interpretation" is often not at all similar to how I experience it. Teenage me even thought I couldn't be autistic because I've always been able to learn metaphors easily.
In fact, I love wordplay of all kinds. Teenage me was fascinated to learn all the types of figurative language there are in poetry and literature.
But paperwork and questionnaires are hard, because there's so much they don't state clearly. Or they don't leave room for enough nuance.
"List all the jobs you've had, with start and end dates." What if I don't remember the exact day or month? Is the year enough?
"Have you been suffering from blurred vision?" Well, if I take off my glasses the whole world is blurred, but I'm fairly sure that's not what the intake form at the optometrist is asking.
Or the infamous (and infuriatingly stereotypical) "Would you rather go to a library or a party?" What sort of party? Where? Who's there? I work at a library. Am I currently at the library for work or pleasure? Does it have a good collection?
It's not common figures of speech that confound me. It's ambiguity, in situations that aren't supposed to be ambiguous.
I either talk a lot or very little, depending on the topic or situation. Often, it's difficult to figure out if you talked too much and the other person is bored or annoyed. Also, not everyone wants to know about your hyperfixation. Writing is easier than talking because you can think about what to say and you can reword or delete stuff. The internet helps to find people who like to listen to you.
How to write a FILIPINO (from Manila), by Noelle (and Tristan)
So, the lack of guides on how to write filipinos saddened me, so I took up the task of creating one myself. Just know that this will be based off of my own (and my friend’s) observations living as a Filipino who has lived in Manila and a few locations outside it, and it will not apply to all Filipinos.
It will include key terms, common filipino words and phrases, an overview on the Philippines as a culture and as a people, Manila, as well as stereotypes surrounding the Filipino character.
*Just saying, I wrote this for three hours straight and I got a headache two hours into it. Any mistakes may be messaged to me so I can remove them. Thanks~
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