Hanselmann, S. (2016). Megg & Mogg In Amsterdam (and Other Stories). Fantagraphics.

Hanselmann, S. (2016). Megg & Mogg In Amsterdam (and Other Stories). Fantagraphics.

“I had a 'late in life' diagnosis at the age of 52, and although I felt ‘different’ from an early age both the words autism and synaesthesia were only mentioned five years prior to diagnosis.  Now, looking back, it's obvious, but I'm not surprised it was missed (alongside my dyslexia) as I'd finished school and was mostly through university when Lorna Wing first mentioned Asperger syndrome.“

Hanawalt, L. (2018). Coyote Doggirl. [S.l.]: Drawn & Quarterly.

Hanselmann, S. (2016). Megg & Mogg In Amsterdam (and Other Stories). Fantagraphics.

Forsman, C. (2013). The end of the fucking world. Fantagraphics.

Forsman, C. (2017). I am not okay with this. Fantagraphics, pp.5,24,25,102,103,142,143,126,127,154,155, 165, 168,169,173,173,174,175.

“On the one hand, some people with autism can tolerate extreme heat, cold or pressure and seem relatively insensitive to pain. On the other hand, they may experience intense pain from idiosyncratic sources but struggle to communicate it.“ “A closer look at the literature confirms that although some people with autism are insensitive to pain, others are unusually vulnerable to it. Sensory sensitivities — exaggerated reactions to certain sounds, lights or other stimuli — affect up to 70 percent of people with autism. Pain may emanate from autism-related health issues such as gastrointestinal problems. And difficulties with sleep, anxiety and perseveration, or the tendency to fixate on a particular thought — all common features in people with autism — may intensify pain.“ “Recognizing this pain is a serious challenge, however, because people with autism have unusual ways of expressing it. This, too, may feed into a perception that they don’t feel pain.“