In which I share a brief introduction to monotropism and an article how it makes task switching more difficult for autistic people. Spoon theory is a great for describing energy capacity issues, but this article describes the particular way that task switching takes a lot of spoons and more time than allistic people might expect.

The bottle gets shaken up by each unexpected change or trigger. If I don’t let it all out, it builds up and eventually explodes. Meltdowns help, but they certainly aren’t fun. It’s impossible to completely avoid shaking the bottle, so the best solution is probably opening the lid more often.