My 112 Hand-Drawn Maps caused a DIVORCE!

#mapping #autism #citiesskylines2
Join me on a journey as I share the captivating tale of my hand-drawn maps depicting a fictional city, and the unexpected challenges they brought into my life. From their creation causing unforeseen complications to their mysterious disappearance for years, this story is filled with twists and turns.
Discover the triumphant return of the lost maps and the profound impact they had on those who encountered them. Explore the intense emotions and discussions surrounding the art of mapping, including its connection to autism and the concerns it can evoke.
While there are undoubtedly various factors that contribute to the end of a marriage, the passion for mapping emerges as a central driving force in this narrative. Don't miss out on this compelling journey of creativity, adversity, and the power of passion."
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[@cityplannermismanages]

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[@CockatooTransit]

YOU BEAUTY THATS AWESOME

[@MaramuresMapping]

Nice,I wanted to ask for a tutorial anyway because I want to make something like this,but just a village

[@Nekomancer_Evei]

As someone who is just getting back into Lego after 30+ years (because 'girls' aren't suppose to play with boyish things), and only recently learning the past few years that I'm technically "high functioning autistic" (not official diagnosed but some doctors suggested it). I'm an artist with a semi-eidetic memory (I don't think or remember in sound, but anything visually sticks for long periods of time, and I can replicate it pretty well before the muscle spasms started to cause issues). I also grew up learning several languages (mostly teaching myself) by the age of 11, the only one in my family who graduated high school, went on to college (with no help, because my family did everything to either disown me, OWN me to gain benefits or found other ways to just use me for their own selfish greed), paying out of pocket and refused to take out any loans, I'm also the only one in my family with 0 debt, had a 4.0 GPA in accounting, business, Japanese, computers, math, art, and so many other interests before my health plummeted. I did everything in my power to get out of that abusive family years ago, I even realized by the age of 7, I couldn't trust any of them to ever be there for me... I'm always looking for new ways to learn new things even when going into my 40's, even after not using a majority of my knowledge in 20+ years, I still remember much of my Japanese, and art skills and anything I invested interest in. I'm looking forward to any tutorials you have for these great maps, I would love to put into perspective my ideas back into Lego, I would love to use everything I worked so hard for that kept being taken from me time and time again. Real torture is having knowledge to fix things or help people, but not allowed to have any real power to be heard/believed or appreciated. I know that feeling of just wanting someone to see the creation you made and be inspired or feel any ounce of joy in what they would see, and just... nothing... or worse, disgust, disdain, like you're a stain on society... It's absolutely cruel what society dictates what is and isn't acceptable. In your own way, you are an artist, a person can not like the art, but they should never transfer that feeling onto the person. I'm lucky to have found and asked out my fiancé almost 6 years ago. But it took years of knowing what I didn't want to finally find what I did want and fight for it (with an understanding of them having the choice to say no of coarse, but again I was lucky they said yes, and we've been together since). Sorry I'm probably over sharing, but Life is one decision/choice and circumstance that leads to others, everything is connected in some way, and seeing them and knowing them and feeling them all have different aspects, but they all matter to make a person, the person they are. You aren't your autism, You are a creative person who thinks differently, you are still human and deserved to be loved and treated with respect and understanding. I don't know if society will ever learn to treat people with dignity and integrity... it probably won't, but don't let that dissuade you from being the change you want to see in the world and taking that step of helping and believing and supporting others when you were not. this video was a random algorithm pick by KZbin, and I'm glad it showed up, it gave me a spark of faith back into humanity seeing all the people here supporting you and your passion, some days we just need that, and I hope that even my little part also adds onto that encouragement for others. (please ignore any typos and improper grammar, my English was always the hardest language to learn even as an American since it borrows from so many other languages it's literally impossible to master, and Microsoft spellcheck loves to randomly change the words I type to something completely incoherent, yes I proof read as I type, yes it changes as soon as I hit send... yes it's absolutely frustrating that I keep turning it off and Microsoft just turns it back on again without my consent... every... chance... it ... gets... ).

[@_d--]

Doctors say it's a problem cause they can then milk you out some thousands. That's why, in your case, it's a problem

[@elishh8173]

You are amazing!

[@lootbox9071]

Local mapmaker singlehandedly deconstructs a family by doing absolutely nothing wrong

[@Moloxer]

"He's just mapping there... Menacingly!"

[@cityplannermismanages]

I'm a map menace 😭

[@A9hl6fgx5ebisb72op]

@@cityplannermismanagesBRING ME PICTURES OF MAP-MAN

[@_GhostMiner]

Why did you parents got divorced? I got into art.

[@GilAzuara]

why did your parents got divorced? I am literally a genius... my greatness was too much for my dad's lesser mind to handle...

[@grimneeldrakia7173]

Parents when their kid isn't addicted to drugs or is in a gang.

[@dayanson6920]

Exactly there is way WAY worse things a kid could be doing. This is trivial compared to those things. Its something they like to do so let them.

[@bite-sizedshorts9635]

My wife lets me do genealogy research, collect records, play on the computer all day and more. She says that I don't drink, smoke, use drugs, or run around, so she can deal with what I'm into. I'm also handy around the house for fixing things, picking up heavy things, opening jars, painting, and doing yard work.

[@Roadent1241]

My dad thinks games are a ripoff. Sorry I'm probably the most well behaved person you've watched grow into an adult in your life because I had games to keep me busy and not a 'social life' (with allistic people who didn't like me despite also playing games). I am an adult who now MAKES games even just as a hobby because nothing has changed except my lack of school. What even is the logic?

[@grimneeldrakia7173]

@@Roadent1241 The logic is that if you aren't doing something that makes you unhappy to attain an unachievable "American Dream" lifestyle then you aren't "working hard enough" or you're "goofing off".

[@Roadent1241]

@@grimneeldrakia7173 What American dream? We're Brit. Is there a Britain dream I don't know about?

[@AethernaLuxen]

You know your talent is legit when half the viewers thought it was from real maps at first

[@Sihgilanu]

right?? like if the story wasn't shown alongside the book, i'd have merrily gone off thinking that these were maps someone had made of real places and it's more impressive that they aren't real... because they ***could*** be someday.

[@bite-sizedshorts9635]

I'm 70 with Asperger's, never diagnosed as nobody knew about it in the 50s, 60s, 70s, or 80s even. So I never got any help from anyone and was bullied constantly, even by some of the teachers. I didn't have any money or even a lot of paper, but I wanted to draw maps too. Whenever I rode with my parents on a drive through the country, I would take notes on state road numbers and mark on the paper how the intersections were laid out. I had a lot of notes by the time I was able to buy county maps and see how I did. In the 70s, I was already into genealogy and local history. I found from local history that there had been a plan of the town done in the early 1700s and that it was required to be on display at the courthouse. If you went to see it, and they didn't show it to you, they had to pay you. I also found that the map no longer exists. So I decided to go through all the deed books in the courthouse and reconstruct the map, including all the lot numbers. I still have that map, and no one yet has done one like it. Later, while looking through deeds, I found a property description for a plantation in the 1800s that seemed to include the land where I lived. So I drew an outline of the tract from the description. Some bounds followed creeks and rivers, so I had to get a forestry service map that covered the area and redraw it and my outline to the same scale. So I now have the only map that exists showing the bounds and location of Austin Plantation in Craven County, NC. I have been collecting maps for many years. But that was just one of my interests. I started researching my genealogy in 1966 and starting writing a book in 1970. I finally self-published the book in 1989. My other big interest is music. I have thousands of records, tapes, and CDs, as well as hundreds of thousands of MP3 files on the computer. I really want to have all popular recordings in the US for all time and in all genres (pop, country, dance/disco, etc.). So I can understand your mapping desire. Luckily, my parents didn't stop me from doing anything, possibly because the map notes were small, and the other mapping happened after I left home. I am now a professional genealogist, and in my small area of the field, I am the world go to person. I get emails and letters from around the world. So everyone who is different needs to keep at their interests, as they may turn into a career that they love.

[@cityplannermismanages]

Oh wow, I never thought I would ever be in the presence of a genealogist - what an amazing job, and I'm glad your early life interests became a career. I love the bit about that you made a map of the area that didn't exist and still to this day, it is the only map of that. Never throw that map out, its priceless. Thank you for the very uplifting comment, all the best.

[@RG-bk2dd]

Hello, good morning where I write from. Your hoobies and work sound so interesting. I mean, you have so many things that only you posses in the world like the map of your city and the amazing collection of music. Can I question? If is a yes. What is your favorite map? What is the genre of music that you like the most of your collection? Why you choose genealogist as a carrer? If you answer (or don't), thank you so much. P.D: Sorry for my grammar 😅

[@bluewren65]

To be fair, most boomers were bullied relentlessly and mostly by their teachers.

[@fireballfilms]

teachers act extremely differently after you get diagnosed. i have strong memories of when i got diagnosed. before diagnosis teachers were always mean and after it was like a switch flicked. at the time it was just nice that they stopped being mean but looking back it's really quite unsettling.

[@BMaggs5361]

Amen!!! Encourage this lad!!! I'm a Civil Engineer & I had the opportunity to work in Bayonne, New Jersey as an Engineering intern! I had the unique privilege of HAND DRAFTING with a K & E INK PEN SET on VELLUM! I worked on an honest-to-goodness drafting board with a T-square & triangles! 😊 OH, and LEROY!!!! 😁👍 Someone will know what Leroy is - you just might! (To others: Google it if you aren't familiar...) Leroy is a FONT or type of lettering. We used an ink pen (not a ballpoint, but actual ink...) that had a fixed diameter tube at the top which produced a very consistent width line of ink. We used a lettering set which consisted of a small lettering tool (a small pantograph) which had a pin & a clamp for the pen. In order to produce consistent lettering we would place the pin into a template which looked like a ruler with the letters a to z and 0 through 9 engraved into it. We then traced the pin through the engraved letter. The pen would follow along and ink out a perfect, consistent letter on the sheet. We would lift the lettering tool, slide the lettering template to the next letter and repeat. You could become quite proficient after a while! The ink was actually erasable on the vellum once it dried. So if it smudged or you made a mistake you could actually erase the line fairly easily. You could also use a template with the eraser to tidy things up. When working with pencils you would use different hardnesses of lead to produce different types of lines. The ink was much less susceptible to smearing and fading over time and retained a crisp knee appearance that was easy to read. Vellum is an opaque material that is slightly transparent. It could be used to trace out portions of existing maps from underneath. A typical sheet would be 24 inches tall by 36 inches wide. Since the sheets were so large you could not use a typical photocopy machine to make reproductions of the drawings. So once the drawing was completed, you would take the semi-opaque / semi-transparent sheet of vellum with the ink drawing and place it on top of a large (24"x36") green chemically treated sheet. Both sheets would be lined up and fed into a ~40" wide machine with rollers. It was similar to a very very large laminating machine. The machine would shine ultraviolet light onto the vellum. The light would bleach out light green and produce a bluish/purple color where the ink blocked the light. And THAT is how we made BLUEPRINTS! 😁👍 The machine gave off a strong bleach smell! They had maps from that time as well and extensive mapping of all the sewer lines. I was like a little school child looking through all those planning maps and tax maps!!! Drawers and drawers of ancient maps! Many of the sewer lines were still brick lined. I don't know if they were still in place but some of the cross sections that you've been showed wooden pipes!! To some people's horror, they still emptied directly into the bay when there was intense rainfall. The rainwater wood overwhelm the sewage treatment plants and the water would flow through a combined sewer of rainwater and sewage. The overflows would empty directly into the Newark bay & Kill Van Kul (off Staten Island) as late as 2000. I believe the city was asked to try to rectify that issue at some point. That would have taken a bit of engineering and a lot of construction. However, there were major changes around that time. The water department was privatized and I heard that things fell into disrepair for several years. I understand that action was eventually ruled to be invalid legally and reversed. What was just as amazing as all of those old tax maps and sewer drawings was the men who worked in the water and sewer department and knew every single pipe and every single water shut off in the city. It's near impossible to transfer that amount of knowledge. I sure hope those drawings weren't lost and got digitized and saved!!!

[@artraudgaming3575]

how tf do ppl look at map drawing and go "GRR STOP IT YOU CAN'T DRAW MAPS!!!!!!"

[@GiveMeYourLiverPlease]

cause grr stop it you can't draw maps 😈😈😈

[@Captain_Rex14]

Meme format. “Noooooo, you can’t just keep making maps!” *makes maps anyway*

[@roadent217]

@@Captain_Rex14 Crying soyjak mom vs gigachad City Planner Mismanages

[@gnkpowerdroid823]

QUIT HAVING FUN!!!!!

[@fsociety6983]

They don't obviously. Some parents have a hard time thinking their children aren't normal. The actual drawing of maps isn't the problem lol.

[@guy_autordie]

"It's too much" You bothered absolutely nobody...

[@cityplannermismanages]

EXACTLY!

[@emilspielt3685]

Thats so true!!!

[@ErenDoppleganer]

His girlfriend wants dick not Soylent bottle

[@blaze9872]

Time to start drugs, alcohol, and gambling... Show her you're normal...

[@des3iny]

It goes against the image of the person they want them to be. It's something parents need to realize, their child will be their own person regardless of their wants. They should be supportive instead of dismissive

[@aaronmutch1883]

It still amazes me that some parents see this sorta thing, and don’t automatically encourage and enjoy the amazing talent/imagination of their children

[@TheWingedLemming]

I don't understand. Why could someone have a problem with this? It's so beautiful. Your maps, your cities, are so beautiful. It sparks my imagination. I want to hear about all the people in the city. I want to know about who lives there. I want to sit in front of you, wonder in my eyes, and listen to all the stories behind every small person who lives their little lives there. Small stories mean something.

[@asymetricalgirl]

I love this response to this totally cool art

[@colingeer479]

YES! This!

[@miss_pelt]

That's how I felt watching this and how I would have reacted, be it a child of mine or a friend. Beautiful is indeed the word and I marvelled at it all.

[@herrpez]

Parents being uninformed and afraid that "another one" will experience social difficulties. If you don't know what it is or how to deal with it, it's scary.

[@smincesmeat316]

‘It has too many facilities to be a real city.’ That made me giggle. Means you put a lot of thought into making sure your city has everything its citizens need. You’ve got a real passion and you should be proud of the effort you’ve done!

[@briannem.6787]

and also, it adds interest I suppose? Like how cities in games are denser and have less bland suburbs, and instead have more of the unique parts. Adding more facilities to shape the map makes it more fun than if it was all empty suburbs like real life!

[@vsochi234]

@@briannem.6787 it really depends on the type of maps you want to make, i do think that "logistical" map would be also cool to see, with real city layout and actual production facilities that produce/consume products that they send to other facilities

[@Captain_Rex14]

A city should have a lot of facilities, put this man in charge of city layouts!

[@deaghostyt2217]

Criminal activity :

[@kraken_dash]

Dude should be hired

[@Mrs.Silversmith]

I am autistic and a mother. I am going to tell you what your mother should have said. Those drawings are beautiful and exquisitely detailed; you should be proud of them. You should keep drawing/mapping whether it's professionally or just for your own satisfaction. Don't let anyone pressure you into living a life of pretending to be like everyone else.

[@GLEPPPPP]

❤

[@laceandribbonsviolin]

Yes this is exactly what I was thinking!!

[@yt-sh]

this was nice

[@neuroqueercoach]

Continued: "but if they are being created to express some pain you can't articulate, I am here for you." (coontext: some of my special interests were definitely cries for help. 😅)

[@averagechadlegionary5824]

"It’s cool." That would’ve been my reply.

[@wisecoconut5]

Your maps aren't "too much" or "weird." They are marvelous! Your talent in spatial awareness is staggering. You are wonderful!

[@herrpez]

It is pretty weird to draw maps, in the grand scheme of things. Weird isn't always bad, and in this case it's most definitely not. That being said, "weird" sets you apart from others.

[@wisecoconut5]

@herrpez I disagree on map drawing being weird. The Roman's conquered the world because of their ability to create maps. Captain Cook, born a peasant, sailed around the world because he could draw maps.

[@herrpez]

@@wisecoconut5 That's for utility and not for personal pleasure. Completely different.

[@turntechsgodhead]

​@herrpez you can make a map out of personal pleasure and have it also serve a use. why do you think some fantasy novels have such rich worldbuilding? while they arent necessary they spring images to the mind and conjure up a whimsical imagination of its residents, the races in such world and how they interact. its not weird to make a map for fun, or even weird to make one out of both a necessity and a luxury. dont shame people for their interests. just because its niche doesnt make it any less valid. but i do also understand where youre coming from; its that sense of niche that seems unusual and i do definitely agree that it sets you apart from others bad or good, but i just wanted to toss that in and i hope i didnt sound like i was coming at you from an aggressive stance, i just really hate it when people act like stuff is weird because not many people do it

[@herrpez]

@@turntechsgodhead I think you will find that I am not "shaming" anybody. Precisely because not many people do it, especially for pleasure, it is going to be seen as weird. If that term strikes you as anything other than a matter of fact, I implore you to re-examine what I have said thus far. I am using the term without any value judgement. Plenty of stuff I do is weird, I assure you (I believe I have a number of videos on my channel, in fact), and what of it? I enjoy it. Let it be weird as long as nobody is harmed.

[@WolfinaMiyuki]

Lol, reminds me of the book 'it's kind of a funny story'! The main character starts drawing made-up maps while in rehab and it's healing for him! Nothing this creative and skilled should be stigmatized or be considered weird---it's artistic expression and that's human!! 💙

[@MaramuresMapping]

I don't understand why so many close people hate your map.I can now see how nice the internet can be with all the support you got

[@emilspielt3685]

Same, i dont understand it too

[@cityplannermismanages]

People hate what they don't know sadly

[@SylviaRustyFae]

Its a "strange" obsession and thats all that matters to get folks to hate on smth; i say as someone who lives a life that cud be featured on the show of that name

[@Swaxol]

I would love to be able to do this.

[@CreperMan67]

​@@cityplannermismanages How it looks Beautiful

[@NasserQabazard]

I can't believe that even in this day and age, parents are afraid of having their child appear to "abnormal" and will try to repress their nature. How many brilliant savantes suffer because of societal stigma and long held ignorance?

[@thatoneguy9582]

i’d put money on saying most of them! for one reason or another!

[@p.strobus7569]

Parents know what happens to “weirdo” kids on the play ground and that the only difference between an elementary playground and one’s adult life is that adults dress better and can do more permanent damage than giving you a bloody nose.

[@cookiecracker2]

​@@p.strobus7569what's wrong with being weird? This isn't even weird! This is cool! Parents need to teach their kids to be strong and to push back! Not suppress their natural gifts! If everyone did that there would be no more artists, no more great philosophers, and people would be really dull. I was bullied for being home schooled and being silly, but y'know what? I pushed back, I didn't care what they thought of me, and as I've grown I look back and I'm glad my parents encouraged me to stand up for myself.

[@p.strobus7569]

@@cookiecracker2 Nothing is wrong with being weird. Parents on the other hand tend toward overreactions to “protect the baby.”

[@cookiecracker2]

@@p.strobus7569 glad my parents weren't that way, though I was sheltered in other ways. I wish parents would learn that they need to teach their kids and that school doesn't do that for them, seems like parents tend to drop that responsibility, then you end up with entitled brats with Daddy issues. Anyway that's my take.

[@Stoneforge1501]

This is incredible! I'm not autistic so I have no idea what it's like, but I do have ADHD. Not much could hold my interest for long, but I remember spending hours as a kid drawing building plans. No one thought it was weird and my mom loved them and said I should try a career as a building planner or engineer. Pity you had to go through that. If it brings you joy and you're not hurting anyone who tf cares if it's "weird". Much love from Norway.

[@jjlyon100]

I love maps, i have autism too, diagnosed when i was very young. if its something you enjoy keep doing it! in the past when i have supressed my interests it has only created depression. i live a happy life doing my thing :)

[@macka79]

It's not weird. You're a cartographer and world builder. It's brilliant!

[@ErenDoppleganer]

Retar

[@gaming_unknown844]

Everyone Has A Talent HIs Was Making Maps & Landmarks NO ONE CAN SAY OTHERWISE...

[@prussian7]

At one time in history you could have gotten a salary from the king or been considered a noble or something.

[@gaming_unknown844]

@@prussian7 That Is Indeed True Talents Like Cartography Is Something Rare And Valuable Being Paid Or Crowned Is A Wonder To Be Hold...

[@HadassaMoon144]

The issue is if such a skill is useful, can be monetized, and can lead to independence and a good quality of adult life. Otherwise, it's a useless obsession that drains time from learning skills that CAN lead to monetization and leading an independent and good quality adult life. That's a loving parent's biggest concern. They will not always be around nor capable for caring for their child if the child has no skills to be an independent adult. They don't want to have to worry about them for the rest of their lives. So many other adults prey on others and don't care of the other person has autism, downs, or any type of categorized "disability"! They see someone they can dupe and trick and they take advantage. It's a parent's worst nightmare. So the parents relentlessly worry over their child. So, yes it's weird and worrisome for them. But this video creator is striving to build a career out of it and that's wonderful. I hope that they are successful and happy! Very few people get to make careers out of something that they are so truly talented at. This is one way autism can be a gift. It just has to be guided and more opportunities need to open up for autistic people to use their gifts in productive ways so they can make careers out of these talents!

[@hldo00]

I will never understand why parents forbid their children to be artistically creative…. When me and my sisters were children, we used to draw a lot. But we weren’t allowed to and got scolded and punished if we did. According to them it was a waste of time and we drew weird stuff too so it wasn’t valid “art”. We had to hide our drawings: under table covers, the bed, pillows, stuffed animals… it took years to unlearn the anxiety of drawing in the open. My two younger sisters took up graphic design , but i’m the only one who stopped actively drawing. I’m glad OP never gave up. Those maps are beautiful and to think that people could say anything else is saddening

[@HAngeli]

such a sad story, I'm sorry that you had to pass through this

[@Ebani]

Sorry you had such shitty parenting

[@Samqdf]

I agree, it must be due to a seriously considerable amount of ignorance. It's common knowledge that it's amazing for positive brain development and even looking at it from a parents self centered perspective wouldn't they want their children to have a hobby that is quiet and often low maintenance? It's a pity that you stopped drawing, perhaps you might re-kindle your interest in it in the future as a hobby?

[@hldo00]

@@HAngeli thank you ❤️

[@hldo00]

@@Samqdf it’s very common within immigrant families to deem creative work as useless, that can’t be taken as a serious career pursuit. It comes from a place of care and love, where parents want to have a better life for their children and don’t want them to struggle as much as they themselves did. Although well intentioned, that can be harmful as well… Funnily enough, my whole family is artistically gifted. Both my mother and grandmother were very creative when they were children but neither were able to pursuit a creative job due to either financial or political constraints. So I guess there is some inter generational trauma passed down as well haha I am currently in the process of breaking down what’s holding me back and trying to find the joy in drawing again. It’s just kind of hard 🙈

[@SC-zq6cu]

People hate what they don't understand. That's why your uni prof loved it.

[@JayDeeMC]

I love this. When I was a kid, I was obsessed with encyclopedias. I started writing out the encyclopedia in a notebook, though never got far with it. I was obsessed with countries and maps especially. I'd draw maps, look at maps, and these days, I get around by using the map in my mind. I'm not autistic, but I did draw an entire planet's map. Still have it. I started when I was 22 years old with the intent to write a sci-fi novel series on that planet. Maybe I'll get back to it someday. These days, I make maps in Cities Skylines and Minecraft. Your maps are amazing. Keep doing what you love.

[@Captain_Rex14]

People will see something they don’t understand and throw a hissy fit with *you* because *they* don’t understand. It bothers them that you are different and they can’t comprehend it. I’m glad you kept making these maps; they are amazing, and I’m glad you put it to good use at Uni. There are a lot of people who probably wish they could do maps as good as you, myself included, so don’t let a few people who try to stop you be the majority you focus on. They are not the majority, I guarantee it.

[@CatalinaEX]

That sums it up perfectly " fear and reject what you don't understand " It's really sad

[@eriklagergren7124]

Your "mum" had several problems she never fixed, and it spiraled out of control, and you got caught up in it. These maps are beyond amazing

[@henryptung]

> Your "mum" had several problems she never fixed Would note that there's a hint of where her reaction came from (the husband said "Not another one with..." in an argument that escalated to divorce, sounds like he wanted to disown the kids and/or the family altogether over autism). Her reaction wasn't exactly positive after, but sounds like she accepted his activity for what it was. I'd guess that that wasn't the first time they'd argued over this, and her negative reaction to it/attempt to suppress the behavior had a lot to do with those previous arguments.

[@NotUwU-_-]

Adult woman are mainly a child with adult body

[@henryptung]

@@NotUwU-_- Do trolls these days not have a sense of subtlety anymore? Bait this obvious just makes you look desperate.

[@jorgec2233]

​@@NotUwU-_- I thought it was funny 😁

[@eneco3965]

@@NotUwU-_- Facts.

[@1stres217]

having diagnosed autism is such a great thing just to have at the back of your pocket, for liability reasons and opportunity reasons. declining getting diagnosed is the single worst decision of your life

[@abattlescar]

I relate to you quite a lot. I was never formally diagnosed with autism, but I felt more and more strongly that I had it with each passing year, to the point that in my Junior year of college I felt not a single ounce of doubt. Earlier this year, during my senior year of college, my older sister got diagnosed with autism, and knowing that close siblings often share it, I'd take that as a confirmation for me as well. She also thinks my dad has autism. That is probably the case for you as well. As a kid, I didn't have an outlet as functional as drawing maps. Instead, I bounced between a lot of fixations. In high school, I got interested in cars and that's been my fixation since. For a while, I became more social than is stereotypically characteristic of autism, but I felt like expanding my social circle did me more harm than good, so a few years back, I became more fixated than ever. I was an engineering student at this point. I read a new textbook each day for about a month, and then wrote "courses" as if I were teaching the subjects to learn it myself. I then compiled all of the information I thought would be relevant into a collection of notebooks.

[@Axqu7227]

I’m autistic too. I love your maps. I paused the video to look at them. It’s the kind of thing I could look at for hours. I’d love to ask questions about the lore of your fictional city and why certain things developed the way they did because it all looks so organic. Like the way a real city would develop. I love the well thought infrastructure. It seems like a nice place to live.

[@nicolai8820]

He was just drawing maps 💀🙏 how tf is that an actual problem💀💀💀❌️

[@monkeyman1429]

don pollo ah

[@TastelessEngineering]

It isn't

[@JamesTrifolium]

The church hates creativity with a passion.

[@notme8232]

They fear his raw autistic power

[@JustSomeIdiot.]

people are afraid of autism like it's a disease 💀

[@aubreysong]

There's something calming about your map drawing. It's beautiful, creative, and like a world building.

[@jeroenl8352]

As someone who also draws maps in their free time. Don't stop! During high school I stopped with doing so because I thought it wasn't normal to do so. Now that I'm older I don't really care what other people thing of it. A few weeks ago I finished my first large-scale map I've made in years.

[@Cullyxe]

I cannot imagine having your book just taken away from you... I'm glad you got it back. Im shocked people weren't more impressed with your hard work sooner in life.

[@Republic_of_trains]

Imagine taking a book with nothing but maps and keeping it for months for no apparent reason💀

[@Kathidelic]

@@Republic_of_trainsthe reason was to keep him from expressing himself because it was too intense and confusing for her. Poor woman 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@awaitingbacklash5043]

You sound like the only one that actually had their shit together. They’re amazing.👍

[@Janne_Mai]

Your maps are beautiful, I thought they were a copy of a real place. When we find a place to escape daily life, that's such a blessing. I'm sorry they didn't understand your needs and what makes you happy

[@SoulSoundMuisc]

You were hurting nobody. People like that, who flip out over this sort of thing, just confound me. You were making maps, not out being a terror, not off getting into fights, not off getting into drugs or alcohol. You were being the essence of a Good Kid.

[@bradugar]

My guy this is such a healthy outlet the fact people are treating this like you’re addicted to tobacco or alcohol is appalling. For most me life I been obsessed with architecture no one really cared at how many Minecraft builds or sims builds I did lol I don’t see why people are getting mad at you this is literally bettering your artistic skills. Would people rather you just watch mindless television? I think the maps would only ever be a problem if you avoided people just to take time for the maps which doesn’t seem to be the case.

[@jeffwells641]

I was thinking about it, and I think the fear of having a child who is abnormal poisons the art for the mother. Where any normal person sees the maps and says "Oh my god, that's amazing", what the mother sees is the thing that makes her child strange. You can imagine a foolish thought that if she could just get them to stop drawing the maps then they would not be so strange anymore. Of course, that's not how autism works, but people don't think particularly rationally sometimes.

[@JimBimBum]

@@jeffwells641 this kinda just sounds like she's projecting a mid-life crisis on her kid because she wants to be controlling.

[@felipercalvo]

Remember that this is only one side of the story. Perhaps people were treating it as an addiction because the behaviour was lime that of an addict. Perhaps there was lack of self care when drawing, perhaps there was agressivity when anything happened that disturbed the drawing. Those things are very commom in compulsive behaviour in autism. So if you think that this is overreaction to simply drawing, than it probably wasn't simy drawing. We only see one side of it here

[@hem9483]

way to simplify and demonize the situation hes drawing maps bro​@@felipercalvo

[@Turagrong]

​@@jeffwells641"sometimes"

[@MrTophat585]

bro in cities skylines would do so good

[@timdavison4675]

I would watch those streams.

[@uhpkkim]

imagine being afraid of your child's cool lil city

[@snappa_tv]

I will never understand why older people think creativity is bad. Why if they don’t understand something they label it as harmful.

[@newfie7559]

I feel like you'd make an incredible D&D Dungeon master. You could plot out entire cities, worlds even. All of these maps are just beautiful.

[@TheMurlocKeeper]

Lol, I thought this too! Not many are actually good at this. It's a sucky job with little to no thanks for the hours your pour into your job. However, it IS needed, and there are people out there that will pay good money to have someone professionally draw u whatever map they want. These are real skills!

[@neuroqueercoach]

Riiiiight?? I was thinking about how some of these legit look like Waterdeep.

[@coyotegaxiola4281]

I was thinking the same thing! My Dungeon Master would LOVE your maps as much as I do.

[@nfrcomputers]

bro this is legit one of the coolest things i've ever seen anyone make, don't let anyone tell you to stop doing something you love.

[@theresa5903]

You are beautiful and so are your maps. You made me so happy today.

[@m1.r0_bot]

wow, those are beautiful drawings . . . I love them. what a pity they caused trouble in your family. GL in the future.

[@registromalplena2514]

I'm so sorry. Your maps are absolutely beautiful. I envy your ability to make them as detailed.

[@AntrozLPs]

While I personally find drawing cities a bit overwhelming, I absolutely understand the appeal of drawing detailed maps of fictional places. And joke's on all of them, you're actually doing what you love!

[@ariaflame-au]

Could make a kickass location for an RPG campaign.

[@yeahhmom]

I can't fathom ever finding anything wrong with this. It's too cool. Keep making those maps!!

[@th3craftymin3r32]

I clicked on this video because I was curious by how maps could possibly cause a divorce. I'm only left confused. Ignoring the autism factor and how some people see it as bad for one thing or another, I just don't get what would cause people to react like that to maps. "Its too detailed" Is one line that really leaves me speechless. That's a quality that makes it so impressive to me. When I look at them, I could mistake them for real places that someone drew from an online map. Your maps are very cool.

[@cityplannermismanages]

Thanks! It sparked a war of words between my parents about Autism, and should autistic obsessions be fostered or changed - especially when they affect your life. But im glad you like them

[@etele8179]

Exactly, at first I thought it's real life streets. It's amazing, autism or not, if a person is talented in a specific field, parents should encourage that and help the child grow and use that talent for his/her future!

[@amethyst_cat9532]

I think some neurotypical parents are weird about their neurodivergent children in a unique way. I have autism and ADHD and have trouble "decoding" my parents' reactions to things I do in a way that doesn't happen with other family members, friends, or strangers. It's quite unnerving to be minding your own business and then someone walks in, sees what you're doing, and either laughs at it or takes offense to it. (And somehow you're the weird one in that interaction? For goodness' sake, I've had this happen because my mother took issue with the color of my socks!)

[@LoisoPondohva]

​@@cityplannermismanagesthe only way autistic obsessions can be externally "changed" is causing enough trauma to make engaging in them more painful than not to. Which is, yeah.

[@sandratimofeeva3179]

I dont think maps caused divorce, its fathers reaction to autizm diagnosis. It looks like a lot of blame was placed on a mom and she too couldnt face, accept the diagnosis at that time. Hiding a map is like pretend all is fine. I myself got similar reaction when decided pursue art😂 and i had no autizm, it just wasnt profession my mom liked.

[@strawberrymilk9767]

I've literally spent 2 years designing a whole fictional car company that owns 3 other car companies and a plane company. Doesn't bother anybody and doesn't hurt me, in fact I've shown a few of my designs to my dad and my grandma, both of them love the designs. Idk why people see you making maps as a problem. It's not bothering anybody or hurting anything

[@cityplannermismanages]

awesome, love that you map

[@strawberrymilk9767]

@@cityplannermismanages people always find my love for cars and planes weird. Everybody at school says that I talk about them too much. I know where my interest in aviation came from, in 2022 after I watched Top Gun Maverick, I was only interested in military aviation at that time. But it soon grew into all types of aviation and not just limited to military aviation. Idk where my love for cars came from, I don't even know when I got so interested in cars so much. The interest sparked too long ago for me to remember, I even have some old hotwheels cars from when I was around 3 years old. Cars have been the top of my interests for as long as I can remember now, and I don't even know how I got so interested or when I did. I find it funny how people call me a stalker at school for looking at Flightradar24 and Google Maps at school during free time. I'm just some random guy who likes maps and planes.

[@PaulGaither]

It would be interesting to see your work. I have so many questions. How old is the fictional company? What is their history? Do you design the cars? Do you keep a tradition/consistency among designs that honors past styles which made the brand famous that are updated for each era in much the same way the Mustang, Corvette and other famous cars do across decades? By owning ither companies, is that like General Motors owning Chrysler and Chevrolet? Did they buy the competition? As previously asked, can you see the influence of ownership upon the owned companies, even in terms of business decisions, such as cutting branches and refocusing/rebranding? I could keep going.

[@pigeon1923]

​@@PaulGaitherI also want to see and know if OP answers

[@annekekramer3835]

​@@cityplannermismanagesAutism is a superpower. It's just that "normal" people can't handle it. That is the major drawback: how to work/ socialise with "normal" people. The answer: you don't. Do bankers hang out with street sweepers, no right? So why should you do something equivalent?

[@DinoDiniProductions]

It is incredibly difficult to create convincing fake maps. These maps are genuinely beautiful and a work of genius.

[@earlywormgetsthebird]

What a beautiful example of fortitude. For this depressed individual, your passion is inspiring. Thank you.

[@axlr.]

This is so sad but also so AMAZING! I am a teenager who collects street directories, and I spend SO MUCH time drawing up my own maps EXACTLY like this. This is like my PERFECT niche! You are the first person I have come across who has the exact same interests as me. You have inspired me to try this myself, but I think I'll start off with one sheet of paper here and there, before I commit properly. I find it so sad that your parents didn't care about this. You have clearly spent SO MUCH time doing this, and I cannot stress how much I love it. I think I'll spend the next few hours just studying your map, just like I spend hours looking at my own street directories. If you published this, I would definitely buy it! Oh and did I mention; the details are perfectly on point, and I particularly love the first page. This is exactly the same as a real street directory. Thank you SO MUCH for sharing this with me (and the rest of the world)!

[@cityplannermismanages]

What a wonderful comment. There will be a tutorial series starting ASAP, but there was a paper texture issue today, you're welcome to follow along. It is published, there is a link jamesbrave64.gumroad.com/l/cityplannermismanagesmaps there isn't really a cost, its just pay what you want to cover the printing/scanning shop costs. So cool, you look at street directories for fun! Sadly, they are harder to come by with each year. The first page is my favourite too. Good luck with your mapping!

[@axlr.]

@@cityplannermismanages I find Dymocks has a good stock of new street directories, and you can find tonnes of older street directories at Lifeline bookfair. As for your map, I definitely want it in my collection. I'm assuming it doesn't come printed, but instead just as a pdf? It would be AMAZING if it could be printed. By the way, I have been spending the last several hours studying this (via the video). Still loving it! I made a separate comment listing some of the funny things I've found.

[@cityplannermismanages]

​@@axlr.​ Too.expensive to print sadly. Great idea on dymocks

[@cityplannermismanages]

@Trainrhys yeah thats a good idea. I do want to print it though, one day.

[@axlr.]

@@cityplannermismanages Update: I've been working on a map myself for the past day or so. It is only one A4 page, but I'd daresay it's more detailed than yours. That isn't saying much though, because you have done 112 times as many maps as I have, and I've already spent around ten hours on just one A4 page. I will email some pics to you when I am done (maybe you could feature it in your tutorial) Disclaimer: I'm adding an index (I am currently alphabetically sorting every street, hotel, motel, facility, and attraction the town)

[@lewis9s]

Honestly if I was one of your parents in that situation, I’d happily sit down and look over each page you made with you. You put soo much time into it, how can nobody find that infinitely fascinating?

[@apexdna]

Yeah same here.

[@fowyb]

I love it. And I get it. Your lecturer is right, and you're in the right place. 👌

[@cabanford]

Super cool maps! Kudos ❤

[@Khaltazar]

If I had a kid who did this to direct his or her photographic memory I would go to the store with them to buy the stuff to make it as fun as possible for them and let them know I support them and if they want to do anything else after this I would support it.

[@fromthethirdplanet]

5:46 this part made me smile. It’s just so wholesome that someone finally acknowledged the maps

[@simonabunker]

Oh wow! Those all fit together into a coherent landscape?! That's amazing! Hope you enjoy the civil planning course!

[@nibs8837]

When I was young, I began to draw pictures using tiny dots. Stipple drawing calmed my mind, and eased my migraines. I eventually studied graphic design and illustration, and have made my living with my art for over 50 years. I still draw and paint in stipple. Your work is intricate and brilliant. No one has any right to tell you that what you are doing is wrong in any way. It isn't wrong - it is right, it is creative, and it is beautiful. So are you. Shine on!

[@minimapperogf]

Is it just me or does it seam weird to be diagnosed with autism because of a map you made? If anything i'm shocked they did not appraise the work. This is some serious dedication! I remember doing this but at a way smaller scale and it was instead just following a single road. This should really be shown more because I love the natural sprawl!

[@cityplannermismanages]

Thank you very much.

[@tomer4566]

I'm sure they asked other questions, it wasn't just t off the map!

[@DisturbedFox137]

it's not the map. it's the "obsession"/dedication drawing it, the fact that (at least) the sister is diagnosed and i guess some other hints leading to getting testet for autism and eventually getting diagnosed. it's a process and it's good the map lead to it because people that are diagnosed late or not at all struggle in their lives without knowing why... (i got diagnosed with adhd when i was 38 - after loosing all my coping mechanisms and ending up with major depression it took me 7 years to find out what's "wrong" with me...)

[@nyxborne1786]

Me and my 11 year old son have autism. We have yet to find a creative outlet like this! I LOVE these maps and have saved this video. I'm sorry for what happened to you, my own family has been cut off for similar reasons. The fact that you were able to follow through and turn what you love into a career is everyone's dream! Congrats!

[@rikabernar]

You didn't cause the divorce. They were simply incapable of being in a relationship or caring for children to begin with.

[@Marksman560]

Deep respect for you, sharing your story. Hope University helps you become the best mapmaker ever. You deserve it ❤

[@ATOM-vv3xu]

Sad how people have such a hard time accepting hobbies that are not like their own. They spend thousands of hours playing an instrument and then look down at you, because you decided to spend thousands of hours playing Minecraft instead... I now find it best to search for a community whenever I have a new hobby because I know, that the people there will understand me and I am so happy for you, that you seem to have found your community, that loves your work! (I love it too btw.)

[@cityplannermismanages]

Thank you, I really appreciate all of this!

[@strawberrymilk9767]

It's sad that people don't except other people for who they are. I collect model cars (specifically hotwheels) and I don't share that hobby to anybody except my own family, I feel like I'll get ridiculed for just liking some little toy cars and having a large collection of them.

[@grain9640]

I get looked down on for playing an instrument... :( because I'm "too old" and wasn't good at it as a child

[@eliz_8967]

@@grain9640 dont listen to them, theres always people like that that tells you to stop whatever you are doing, thats life mostly. you are never old for playing an instrument, you can play an instrument your whole life, as long as you are happy I dont see a problem with it.

[@pierrotA]

I think it's because of the over competitive world we live in, where everything we learn need to serve our cause. People, and especialy parents, want the others to do useful things... But usefulness is subjective. For example, a kid can play a lot to video-games and parents will think it's useless, but then he become pro-player and it suddenly became acceptable. I like to do open-source plugins or small projects, and most people do not understand the concept. "But why you do not sell it ? You lose your time". I think it's very similar here. If he were working as a cartograph, nobody would criticize it, but here it's seen as a lost of time. We live in a pretty sad world IMO, people do not know how to live anymore, only how to survive and be socially accepted... An alienating concept in itself, that is even worst for an autist.

[@geo.33]

Your maps are INCREDIBLE and so beautiful! I can't understand the doctors or your parents.. Because I wouldn't be able to do all that even after practicing for years, enjoy, because you have a blessing!

[@fullcirclemission]

Don’t ever stop. You keep doing what you love. (The lady at the print shop was jealous of you and wishes she had something she was so passionate about). Don’t stop.

[@jacobvictorfisher8256]

Holy hell, this is amazing. I’ve loved maps all my life. I’ve spent uncounted hours pouring over maps. I can hardly conceive your creative genius.

[@driprubies2464]

Don’t ever stop, you clearly have a great gift! Thank you for sharing!

[@isoraqathedh]

This reminds me of one guy in Japan that decided to make an entire fictionalised Japan. The goal is to cover an area of 297 m × 210 m in real life (2970 km × 2100 km in map scale) using A4 sheets of paper. He managed to fill up a wall of boxes for this purpose, and also scanned it in and made a version you can see online. He got on TV a few times too. Once he was able to spread out his map on a school hall. Already back then it didn't fit.

[@oisin7748]

What is this guy's name or what is the project called? Sounds really interesting but I'm having a lot of trouble googling for it

[@nurglerider781]

I started this video wondering what possibly could be wrong with drawing maps. I ended the video with the same question. I'm just flabbergasted at the crazy responses to an incredible talent. Keep being you, cause you're amazing.

[@CLipka2373]

Have you ever considered going for fantasy maps? There's a whole community that would love stuff like that.

[@chuckleberrypieceofpie]

Atleast your mom grew to find your mapping interest interesting

[@cityplannermismanages]

Yeah. I love my mum!

[@mxPoth]

Niche hobbies like this bring me so much joy because someone will do something you've never thought of doing

[@nathankellogg2640]

I always loved drawing maps. I'm just not very good at drawing anything though and gave up. I'm really glad you kept going at it. It is werid but it's not bad. It's really cool and I love the illustrations. You have an absolute talent.

[@ElEscolta]

It was beautiful to look at, even when the story of his it came to be and the journey was hard, you still made something beautiful to look at. ❤

[@morganprescott]

this is such a beautiful work of art you've made here. not just the maps but the video with the scans+music+story is in such wonderful taste

[@jenessalarge7621]

That's awesome! Early just your way of stimming. Like other people doodleing in their books, just way better.

[@johnparker2989]

you have lots of maps, that opens a big door of LORE!!!!!!!

[@imlimpoism9260]

why is creativity so shunned? shouldn't the ones closest be promotive towards creativity?

[@iamkyleme]

Because the school system beats creativity out of people, and those people grow up and beat the creativity out of everyone else, like the monkey and ladder thingy

[@Fuji086]

Severe envy. If one person sees someone doing something they can't and they do it far better than them, that envious person will do whatever they can to make the tallented person's life hell.

[@imlimpoism9260]

@@Fuji086 hm i don't see how parents should be envious, rather proud of a talented child, since they've clearly done a good job of raising.

[@kekistaniattackhelicopter2242]

This is a good question. We own everything we have to people like op. All of technology and industry. We have civilization because there were people in history capable of things others could only dream of. People like OP have mental capacity to shape world around them and others fear them for that. "Why don't you got drink beer with friends like a NORMAL person?". We have everything we have today thanks to Asperger's syndrome. Nearly every parent in the world dreams of his kid becoming a professional football player. It's a completely unproductive profession, a total waste of time, but it pays good. It does not pay good because it's something needed, but because people are ready to pay 5 times the cost of merchandize for a name on a product. It's literary because people are stupid. "What? You work in construction? you are so stuuupid!". "You designed the building I live in? But can you kick a ball like the guys on posters? Pfff, looser!" Creativity is rare and more important than any talent.

[@kyuofcosmic]

The current attitudes and trends deter a lot of artists. Why share and collaborate art when some multi-billion dollar AI will take it and grind it up to sell? A lot of creative industries are seeing record layoffs as well and there’s a lot of dismissal leveled at the arts in general. We need creativity, but right now those in business only see short term money gains and not the long term impact of driving away artists.

[@SebsTruckStop]

I’ve been doing something eerily similar to you all my life. I have over 300 A4 detailed hand-drawn maps with numbered POIs and businesses etc, and an extremely extensive key on Microsoft Excel for each grid reference labelling these numbers. I absolutely love seeing what other people have done, your maps look incredible. Very sorry about your situation my man

[@cityplannermismanages]

Oooh the excel grid referencing system sounds cool. Very clever. Excel is the best

[@5Y2Y6Y]

Love it!!! Be yourself and don't let anyone make you feel shame for your joy

[@Suntaile]

People with autism are superheros with crazy good focus at the things they enjoy doing. I love that you found a way to educate yourself to become something you're enjoying so much :D

[@Azivegu]

This hurts to watch tbh. Seeing spending time on something you are passionate about not affecting others, and then the distrust it creates. It makes no sense. I hope you can still love your family but be your own person.What you made is awesome. If I worked at a print shop and saw this, I would be told off by the manager for not getting my work done because I'm studying your map.

[@cityplannermismanages]

hehe, yep, i still do. ty for watching, appreciate it.

[@Thenewman987]

I have adhd, I wish I could do something like this.

[@frostbyte2899]

Least you can stare at it for hours ADHD brain likes the squiggly lines I guess

[@amethyst_cat9532]

As someone who has both ADHD and autism, the key is to find something interesting with a relatively low commitment/labor demand, maybe something that ties into a different hobby. I keep a sewing journal that's similar to this one and use strict stylistic rules to make it look nice (page titles in Chancery Italic Hand done with my calligraphy pen, titles underlined with a colored highlighter, text done in black pen with two letters per grid box), which gives me both the creative flow state and the pretty end result. Since the journal is essentially a self-made reference book, I keep a table of contents in the front along with ideas for new pages, and everything in it is relevant to me. It's something I can pick up or put down without guilt, and I regularly look to it as an actual reference book. (One of my first pages was a key for different laundry care symbols, and I go back to it whenever I forget what a symbol on my clothing tag means)

[@thugpug4392]

Think about it this way, we have a need for very detailed things like this but not always. If 100 people live in a small village we don't need 100 detailed recordings of the terrain or 100 people working long hours to discover new elements or classify evey unique plant. From a co-operative, survival standpoint we need every type of person. In modern society, we expect people to fall somewhere in the middle and be perfect workers, but people like the poster who can focus on one thing in incredible detail for hours and people like you can fill a niche. Unfortunately, we can't pick our inclinations but even if society sometimes doesn't value people like you, we couldn't have gotten this far as a species without the natural variety.

[@igniteflow]

Try brown noise. Sounds crazy, but helps to block out the noise.

[@SimonPageVideo]

OMG. You love cartography and are extremely talented and your autism opens the door for you to be creative and share your talent. These maps are wonderful and so is this video - thank you for sharing. You are truly gifted.

[@Carebeer]

There’s something relaxing and satisfying about looking at these maps. Your hard work and visionary dedication is inspiring.

[@austria-hungary4981]

Bro deconstructed a family while constructing maps. Amazing art!

[@baguette4177]

This is Beautiful. Im so glad you found some people who appriciate you and dont judge your hobby. I wish you all the luck in uni and dont let people pull you down. peace

[@VGMMarkH2]

You should design maps for video games, ones like GTA or NFS where you have custom citys. Great maps

[@KlaustoFausto]

These cities are somehow so beautiful to look at. When you see layouts of a city, sometimes you think that it's an ugly layout, or that it's a pretty layout. All your cities have beautiful layouts and organization, very much to my tase

[@Mici]

I have autism too. I think your maps are one of the coolest finds on KZbin for me, they’re incredible. For me the obsession was Luxor and other kinds of match-3 marble games but now it switched to Paradox map games. Again, love the maps.

[@cityplannermismanages]

Luxor, as in the city in Egypt - was that a marble game - cool!

[@Mici]

@@cityplannermismanages Yeah that's the name. Google "Luxor game" and you'll see it. Made by Mumbo Jumbo Games. They made a bunch of games in the series but the latest release was in 2012 😭

[@Mici]

@@cityplannermismanages Yeah that's the name. Google "Luxor game" and you'll find it. They made a lot of games in the series but the last release was in 2012 😭

[@nickfielding5685]

I play city skyline i have Autism too

[@DashSpiderJumpscares]

Wait who would take maps away lol. Like it’s a detailed, high effort map. It’s the same thing as someone taking away a custom Lego set because “it’s not how it’s meant to be” or putting paint back in a can from a canvas because “it’s cluttered” People don’t have to understand why other people do what they do, they just have to accept art as what it is and appreciate effort. Keep drawing!

[@cityplannermismanages]

ty for watching, appreciate it.

[@daphnea5447]

You have gifts and passion. With autism having a genetic component, one or both of your parents (maybe grandparents too) are autistic and internalized a bunch of stigma about it. It’s clearly serving you well in life and I hope you can be proud of who you are.

[@r0cketplumber]

I have a spreadsheet with 45 tabs that I created over years, that lets me go through all the steps of designing a rocket engine. Creating a run deck for CEA, parsing that output, importing it, performance prediction, injector and chamber design, heat load prediction, coolant passage design, wall temps and heat fluxes, turbopump cycle balances, thermal cyclic fatigue analysis, dozens more. I used it to design almost 30 engines over two decades including the engines for two manned rocket planes and I was the right-seat flight test engineer for six flights on our second plane. The right level of OCD can lead to a lucrative and satisfying career. Roll with it!

[@NeuraH]

I'm glad you never gave up. These are so wonderful and astonishing.

[@mayajones2003]

Fascinating. So sorry to hear you met with so much resistance. They are works of incredible creativity!

[@evamg21]

I love them! i used to draw floor plans for fun (in 1:200). Mansions, starter homes, hotels, cafès... Now I'm managing hotels and building/renovating a few. And my spatial imagination is the reason why contractors love to work with me. They know I can "see" the room they put on paper as if I were standing there.

[@Kim_Miller]

That is extraordinary.

[@DrPhenomena]

I don't understand how anyone could try and prevent you from using your talent, I know for a fact you have inspired me to make my own City map

[@cityplannermismanages]

Go for it!

[@green29373]

I really dont know why they were so upset at you drawing maps. Being able to urban plan with all the ‘too many facilities’ is very impressive for anyone at any age. Reminds me of the guy who can draw entire city skylines from memory. People don’t realize that autism can be a gift sometimes

[@DegradationDomain_stuff]

I also don't see a problem in your maps. I'm happy you went to Uni to do what you love for a living. Cool maps! Thanks for sharing!

[@TheKitteth]

As an autist with an autistic child, this is amazing & beautiful. This is your art, this is your expression, if anyone questions just say "these are my brush strokes" & maybe it will help mum understand a lil too. The beauty of a defined special interest like this is that you can make your special interest your lifes work and never work a day in your life.