Art-based way of telling the world I am autistic and trying sense-making of this experience

Abstract

The article describes, from a first-person female perspective, the experience of an autism diagnosis in adulthood and the attempt to cope with it and build a new identity through visual art. Once again, it has been shown that contemporary art, by publically presenting minority experiences, can be an ideal tool for discourse on socially up-to-date issues and may cause a change in attitudes. Therefore, the artistic activism of minority representatives is vital.