Great article, what will it take for people on the spectrum to get the help and support they need.
I continually hear of people trying to be someone they are not just to fit into the world, children being told to act and be what they are not to please others.
It really is about time we stop trying to get our children to conform and let
them be who they are, stop trying to change them and educate society
that there is in fact a whole group of people who are just different..
A lot of my problems are from others excepting me to be what I am not, as a child you are continually told you are wrong, as an adult we learn to adapt to fit in, but does not bring happiness. Its hard having to act and be what your not half the time. When I was a child I really did not understand my mother, would go to visit and she would hid away. But now I have been diagnosed I understand and often wish I was stronger to able to not see people if I want to be alone, not feel I have to comply all the time.
But since being diagnosed and deciding to try as much as possible to be me, I am much happier as have now realized that in fact our symptoms are apart of who we are, not some unfortunate illness we suffer. We are unique individuals which the so-called 'normal' world underestimate and even despise, but often do not try to understand. We have been made to believe in a stereotype of 'normality' for our children, and to panic, fear and react when our offspring don't achieve. Far to often its the associated conditions we need help with, but the NT's continue to blame our Autism Spectrum Disorders for everything!
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