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Autism Speaks- Finally
par Kenzie Watcha, lundi 14 février 2011, 23:46 ·
Autism: one word you wish you didn't have to hear if you had it. One word you wish did not relate at all to you. If you don't know how people with autism function, you will never know how it feels to be treated like an outcast. You will never know how it feels constantly not getting the help you need, even with a supportive mother who doesn't know what to do to help you. You'll never know how frustrating it is to try to explain why something is confusing to you and have them not understand why you're confused. To be terrified people in school will treat you as if you're stupid. You will never know how it feels to sit alone in class and have few friends because you're not sure how to take an interest in other people. You ask me why I'm like this and I will tell you: "I don't know." You'll ask, "Why is it so hard for you to understand?" and I'll respond, "Why is it so easy for you?"
I used to be severly autistic. I'm lucky. I don't know how, but I'm really lucky. Somehow I grew out of it; I still have trouble understanding a few things, but I have the strength in me to take it as a learning opportunity and not be so hard on myself. I may be a latebloomer, but not long ago I held a job, paid rent, babysat, rode my bike to work from memory, and went grocery shopping by myself. I've driven a car, I've had a number of positive friends, and I have the strength to look inside of myself and look around me. I want your kids to have that, too. If it weren't for my mom, I don't think I would be as lucky. If someone like me, who was so autistic could not even function the right way, can learn to keep up and grow out of their autism, imagine how much less frustrated people with autism would be and how much easier we'd understand it. I don't know how autism works(why are you asking an autistic person that anyway? lol) but I think the reason I grew out of it was because of the support I had from one woman who was determined to help me see things clearly: my mom. Everyone always asks the parents what it's like to deal with autism- but they never ask the kid who has it, and maybe it's because they can't quite function like me. So I'm telling you: We need support. Help those kids and families who are less fortunate than me. They could use that support to help them grow. Check out Dee Walt's page to see how you can contribute.
I used to be severly autistic. I'm lucky. I don't know how, but I'm really lucky. Somehow I grew out of it; I still have trouble understanding a few things, but I have the strength in me to take it as a learning opportunity and not be so hard on myself. I may be a latebloomer, but not long ago I held a job, paid rent, babysat, rode my bike to work from memory, and went grocery shopping by myself. I've driven a car, I've had a number of positive friends, and I have the strength to look inside of myself and look around me. I want your kids to have that, too. If it weren't for my mom, I don't think I would be as lucky. If someone like me, who was so autistic could not even function the right way, can learn to keep up and grow out of their autism, imagine how much less frustrated people with autism would be and how much easier we'd understand it. I don't know how autism works(why are you asking an autistic person that anyway? lol) but I think the reason I grew out of it was because of the support I had from one woman who was determined to help me see things clearly: my mom. Everyone always asks the parents what it's like to deal with autism- but they never ask the kid who has it, and maybe it's because they can't quite function like me. So I'm telling you: We need support. Help those kids and families who are less fortunate than me. They could use that support to help them grow. Check out Dee Walt's page to see how you can contribute.
