Hello everyone, I felt like writing a little reflection. I hope I won't offend anyone, neither with the content nor with my bad English, and if anyone would like to discuss anything, I’d be happy to do so. :D

According to Niklas Luhmann, reality is incredibly complex. Every moment is filled with details and information that our brain cannot fully process. In order to survive and function, we have developed filtering mechanisms – ways to select and simplify information. These filters help stabilize our minds and make the world more comprehensible.

For autistic individuals, however, these filters have developed differently. Their brains "don’t filter" information and perceive the world with greater complexity. This different way of functioning means they must find their own methods of learning and adaptation, as standard approaches often do not work. The world is exhausting for them, and sometimes downright overwhelming. On the other hand, they have the ability to perceive reality in greater detail, but the price for this is high. Autistic people live in constant chaos, where it’s sometimes difficult to even breathe, think, or move freely.

A lifelong challenge is learning to manage this complexity: stabilizing the mind, finding new learning strategies, and coping with the chaos of endless possibilities. This chaos, in some ways, resembles the principles of quantum mechanics, where reality is uncertain and full of potential variants. Autistic people constantly balance between deep insight into the world and the need to find their own order.

In the end, it’s not an easy life. But it was never meant to be easy. Our experience reminds us that the complexity of reality is not just an obstacle, but also an opportunity – a way to experience the world differently, richer, and in more detail. And that’s neither good nor bad. It just is, the way it is. :D

What’s your opinion – if you had the chance to change anything in your life, would you take it, or would you prefer to stay the same?