ASD and HSP

The other day, I went to see a calligraphy exhibition.
As I was looking at each piece, an older woman next to me started talking to me.
"Do you like calligraphy? Do you think this was written by a professional teacher?"
When asked that, I replied, "I think it might be calligraphy from a senior citizens' club."

The characters on display were in a style known as "art calligraphy," where they were so distorted they were unreadable, with thick lines and dry brush strokes standing out. However, as I watched, I suddenly felt a sense of discomfort.

──These were surely characters written while thinking in the head, "Write it thick," "Make it look dry," or "It's okay to distort it, just write with feeling." That is how they appeared to me.

Characters written with true concentration and a clear mind should be more natural, have more momentum, and the brush should flow smoothly in one go. But these characters felt somewhat slow, as if the brush was moved while thinking. Although they looked large and thick, strangely, they lacked impact.

Because I am an HSP (highly sensitive person), I might be picking up on those "invisible vibes" or the "author's hesitation." But I also wondered if my ASD (autism spectrum) tendencies might have something to do with it as well.

As an HSP, I am sensitive to the vibrations in the air and changes in brush pressure, and from an ASD perspective, I tend to notice "discrepancies" in the flow and structure of the lines. That is why I end up seeing things that others do not.
"This person didn't write this with a clear mind. They wrote it while 'thinking' about trying to write with feeling—" Such "traces of consciousness" are visible to my eyes.

That might be the troublesome nature of being someone who feels too much. But, conversely, it might also be the power to distinguish the "real thing."