Abstract/Statement
The intersection between the autistic mind and the experience of aesthetic elements sculpts a distinct lens through which individuals could explain and appreciate the human experience. Differences between neurotypicals and autistics in terms of sensory experience, cognition and communication, combined with knowledge produced by the Philosophy, Psychology, and Anthropology fields in Aesthetics permit the application of the Neurodiversity Paradigm as a source to explain the perception of aesthetics in the collective. The complexity of these experiences in autistic people not only expands deeper comprehension on aesthetic experiences and all its relativisms, but also illustrates neurodiversity as a form of cultural diversity and challenges neuronormative notions of beauty.
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Sánchez Peña, Manuel A.
(2024)
"Sculpting Aesthetic Experiences through Autistic Indigenous Knowledge,"
Ought: The Journal of Autistic Culture: Vol. 5:
Iss.
2, Article 8.
DOI: 10.9707/2833-1508.1171
Available at:
https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/ought/vol5/iss2/8
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