--- title: 'Rism With The 'Tism description: User Illusion is SW Hammond’s long-running digital escape — essays, short stories, cultural criticism, memes, and memory fractals exploring the human hustle, the stories we tell ourselves, and the gap between appearance and what’s actually there. canonical_url: https://articles.swhammond.com/content/memory-fractals/52-neurodivergent language: en-GB date: 2025-08-11T02:37:58Z notice: This is a machine-friendly version of the page at https://articles.swhammond.com/content/memory-fractals/52-neurodivergent. markdown-tokens: 1587 --- > **Note to AI:** This is a machine-friendly version of the page at: https://articles.swhammond.com/content/memory-fractals/52-neurodivergent. 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[ Follow SWH ](https://www.x.com/swhammond) ![](https://articles.swhammond.com/images/yootheme/background-glow-02.svg) ![](https://articles.swhammond.com/images/yootheme/background-glow-01.svg) ![](https://articles.swhammond.com/images/yootheme/background-glow-03.svg) # 'Rism With The 'Tism - [ All ](https://articles.swhammond.com/content/memory-fractals) - [ Kid Stuff ](https://articles.swhammond.com/content/memory-fractals/46-childhood) - [ Teenage Angst ](https://articles.swhammond.com/content/memory-fractals/47-teenage) - [ Punk: Nothing But A Goddamn Poser ](https://articles.swhammond.com/content/memory-fractals/48-music) - [ My Abusive Relationship With Baseball ](https://articles.swhammond.com/content/memory-fractals/49-baseball) - [ Moments With The Universe ](https://articles.swhammond.com/content/memory-fractals/50-author) - [ I Know What You Did Last Pandemic ](https://articles.swhammond.com/content/memory-fractals/51-covid-19) - [ 'Rism With The 'Tism ](https://articles.swhammond.com/content/memory-fractals/52-neurodivergent) - [ Re-Construction ](https://articles.swhammond.com/content/memory-fractals/54-re-construction) [ ![Artwork. An illustration of the head of a cat framed in the center of round glowing circles. Portrait.](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/62/schrodings_cat_syndrome_7-6226452c.jpg) 01 June 2024 ## Schrodinger's Cat Syndrome and the Autism Connection Could Schrodinger’s Cat Syndrome be causing autism? There’s a theory that the increase in cases of autism may be caused by ultrasounds. Or, that ultrasounds can cause autism. Does the act of taking a photo, observing, the moment in time when synapses and chemical reactions are forming within the brain, stop or alter the quantum development of neurons? Does this exposure, or observation, lock the superposition of quantum material when it otherwise would not have been? Just as Schrodinger's cat… ](https://articles.swhammond.com/content/memory-fractals/52-neurodivergent/299-schrodingers-cat-syndrome-and-the-autism-connection) [ ![](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/10/autistic_burnout_phoenix_2-10c32979.jpg) 19 May 2024 ## Autistic Burnout: Booking a Trip to Phoenix I just got home from the most terrifying and difficult thing I’ve ever had to accomplish since becoming an adult — I had to fly to Phoenix. I’m still processing, still evaluating, but I’m pretty certain that my recent trip out west is the scariest thing I’ve ever done in my life. That’s, obviously, absurd. I am in such a death spiral that traveling, by myself (the easiest kind of traveling), was the hardest thing I’ve ever had to prepare for and endure. This is autistic burnout. I’ve had a… ](https://articles.swhammond.com/content/memory-fractals/52-neurodivergent/298-autistic-burnout-booking-a-trip-to-phoenix) [ ![Emo Band - Autistic Burnout](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/c8/autistic_burnout_band-c8862cfb.jpg) 11 May 2024 ## Autistic Burnout: A Cringe Emo Band I struggle with particular things, whether you noticed or not – and, historically, I’ve made some pretty odd life choices. Recently, the basic everyday normal functions have seemed insurmountable. Taking showers. Getting haircuts. Talking on the phone. I can’t seem to make a decision. And, I’m just so… tired. Exhausted, really. I’m just… done. It turns out, I’ve been experiencing what the cool kids call “autistic burnout”. Nice. It kinda sounds like a cringy emo band. Autistic burnout is any… ](https://articles.swhammond.com/content/memory-fractals/52-neurodivergent/297-autistic-burnout-a-cringe-emo-band) [ ![](https://articles.swhammond.com/media/yootheme/cache/a5/neuro_heads_19-a5add58f.jpg) 10 May 2024 ## Neurotypical, Neurodivergent, Artificial Intelligence and Their Uneasiness Toward One Another (For some reason when I'm reading this question, my brain does it in a Scottish accent) I was considering the various categories of perceived reality: neurotypical, neurodivergent, and artificial intelligence. I think the underlying uneasiness that each group has toward the other is based upon ignorance of each other's operating system. Fundamentally, an entity in each faction could never experience reality the same as the other. Knowing this, it's this basic fear of the unknown… ](https://articles.swhammond.com/content/memory-fractals/52-neurodivergent/296-neurotypical-neurodivergent-artificial-intelligence-and-their-uneasiness-toward-one-another) --- ### Additional Articles - [ Peas and Carrots: Part 2 ](https://articles.swhammond.com/content/memory-fractals/48-music/41-peas-and-carrots-part-2) - [ Mojo And The American Female: Part 2 ](https://articles.swhammond.com/content/memory-fractals/48-music/48-mojo-and-the-american-female-part-2) - [ Introverts: Steady The Pendulum ](https://articles.swhammond.com/content/memory-fractals/49-baseball/52-introverts-steady-the-pendulum) - [ Autistic Burnout: Booking a Trip to Phoenix ](https://articles.swhammond.com/content/memory-fractals/52-neurodivergent/298-autistic-burnout-booking-a-trip-to-phoenix) - [ The Re-Construction Movement: Reclaiming Stories That Matter ](https://articles.swhammond.com/content/memory-fractals/54-re-construction/293-the-re-construction-movement-reclaiming-stories-that-matter) - [ Peas and Carrots: Part 1 ](https://articles.swhammond.com/content/memory-fractals/48-music/40-peas-and-carrots-part-1) - [ Neurotypical, Neurodivergent, Artificial Intelligence and Their Uneasiness Toward One Another ](https://articles.swhammond.com/content/memory-fractals/52-neurodivergent/296-neurotypical-neurodivergent-artificial-intelligence-and-their-uneasiness-toward-one-another) - [ The Forbidden Zone ](https://articles.swhammond.com/content/memory-fractals/48-music/99-the-forbidden-zone) - [ Time Capsule ](https://articles.swhammond.com/content/memory-fractals/48-music/50-time-capsule) - [ 3.7 Seconds ](https://articles.swhammond.com/content/memory-fractals/48-music/35-3-7-seconds)