“For the individual organism is obviously an essential an important fact or constituent element of
the empirical situation in which it acts; and without taking objective account of itself as such,
it cannot act intelligently, or rationally.”
(OK299)

But an autistic person may perceive a situation as though their self is not present: what is the scene being observed? What is appropriate for anyone to do? What is happening? In my experience, Prozac let me do this more - creating a “self”, perhaps - but as the cost of my sense of authenticity.

An actor/agent appeared, but as though it was another - a projection - which I observed nearly as much as I observed the other people. Which words should come out of its - not “my” - mouth?

The conditions of a situation should themselves be sufficient for resolution; my adding to them is unfair, of burdensome, or annoying, or in some other way wrong.

A “game board” metaphor allows for the sense of being “constituent element” while at the same time detached. With Prozac, an alternative “standpoint” was established, but I recognized it as foreign/artificial - as though I was dragged down onto the game board?

Last revised: June 19, 2007
(c)2007 Dave Spicer
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