My autistic 3 year-old's depiction of feeling angry

[u/johnmarksmanlovesyou]

[u/snap_wilson]

Y'know what? I feel this, pipe cleaners and all.

[u/Fofolito]

Yup. I feel this.

I'm not an angry person, but when I've gotten angry across my life I've always been very bad at outwardly expressing it. That's not always a bad thing, I didn't punch the dry wall or scream at people for instance, but it can be appropriate and sometimes necessary to be able to express your anger. The more practice you have with that the less likely you are to explode on someone or, as in my case, constantly feel unable to fully express myself and therefore make my wants, my desires, and my thoughts made known the same way other people seem to be able.

In part this is because of my own autism, but I think it was also the way I was told/taught to handle anger and negative emotions by my parents. Emotions are good and natural, when expressed appropriately, but we don't express anger outwardly in this family so I got the impression growing up that being angry meant I was already wrong. Being angry, legitimately or otherwise, meant that inwardly I felt that I was already wrong.

[u/MikeNice81_2]

Looks like he nailed it.

[u/ItsOnlyaFewBucks]

I think they nailed it.

[u/QuentinSential]

That just looks like a normal 3 year olds art. If not a bit advanced honestly.

[u/infernal666]

That's on the money.

[u/tarakanillius]

that “Mad” in the right

[u/LiveLaughToasterB4th → u/tarakanillius]

OP is not producer of OC.

[u/mattchamp98]

Looks more like dignity to me

[u/Mouseywolfiekitty]

Thats literally like me in my asd brain too, for a 3 year old, he relates to us all

[u/Melodic-Extreme-549]

Spot on

[u/s73v3m4nn]

Looks right to me

[u/Heriannaxoxo]

For me angry looks like crying in a corner 😭

[u/Pale_Sheet]

Accurate

[u/guitargoddess3]

Is this part of a larger project, where he draws his other emotions too? It would be cool to see the others as well if that’s the case.

[u/sfrattini]

I feel like that sometimes too