Rebecca Burgess sees a problem with the way many people perceive the autism spectrum. Her resolution? The comic below. The  Tumblr user debuted " Understanding the Spectrum" (below), which gets rid of the linear autism spectrum image (i.e. you're either "not autistic, "very autistic" or somewhere in between) and replaces it with a round spectrum full of several traits or ways the brain processes information.

"I want people to understand that autistic people don't all fit a stereotype, and show people the consequences of stereotyping," Burgess, from the U.K., told The Mighty in an email. "[Stereotyping leads to] underestimating the skills of autistic people or not believing someone [who is on the spectrum]."

The comic, which she released in April for Autism Acceptance Week, has earned her messages from autistic people, parents and teachers, thanking Burgess for helping them explain the spectrum in a more accurate way.