Still wondering which type of neurodivergent you are?

Artwork by Bex Ollerton 22 July 2022

Comic

Colourful one panel comic with a pale yellow background. Text at the top reads ‘Which type of neurodivergent are you?’ The same character, a girl with long hair, appears five times in different colours. On the top left, the girl appears in purple. Text beneath her reads ‘The full-time actor’. She has her hands raised up in a questioning pose. A text bubble comes from her and reads, ‘Wait, am I doing this right? Should I be using my hands more?’

To the right the same girl appears in red. Text beneath her reads, ‘The dedicated planner’. She is holding a sheet of paper in one hand and a pen in the other. She is looking intently at the paper, behind her are written notes stuck to the wall. A speech bubble from her reads ‘If I leave myself reminders to remind myself to remember to use my planner, then maybe...’

To the right again, the girl appears in green. Text beneath her reads ‘The collector’. She is stood grasping an open book looking out toward us with a worried, panicked look. A speech bubble from her reads ‘This is my life's work. This is everything.’

To the bottom left the same girl appears in orange. Text beneath her reads ‘The expert’. She is shown with her hands together, palm to palm. A speech bubble from her reads ‘Hello, would you like to hear an extremely obscure fact about a thirty year old anime?’

To the bottom right the girl finally appears in blue. Text beneath her reads ‘The good listener.’ The girl is yawning, shoulders hunched and eyes shut. The speech bubble from her reads ‘I couldn't sleep because of the sound of the tap dripping downstairs.’

About the artist

Bex Ollerton

@schnumn on Instagram

Bex Ollerton is a full-time comic artist from Lancashire. She is known for her introspective comics about mental health, neurodivergence and the general struggles of being a human being in an overwhelming world. As a physically disabled autistic artist with ADHD, she cares greatly about raising awareness through graphic medicine, and her goal is to use comics to discuss things that can be hard to talk about. When she’s not drawing or making comics, she enjoys playing piano and definitely remembering to take care of her far too many house plants. You can find her work online under the handle Schnumn.

Still wondering which type of neurodivergent you are?

About the artist

Bex Ollerton

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