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(I meant to do this last year, but had no time)
Now that it's April, that means it's Autism Awareness Month! Some of you may know this already, but I have Asperger's Syndrome, a high-functioning form of Autism. My parents informed me that I had Asperger's when I was 13. I admit at first, it made me feel like there was something wrong with me as a human being, but over the years, I've come to terms with it and realize that it doesn't have to hold me back. When I look back, I think of all that I have accomplished even with this disorder, it just goes to show that just your mind works differently doesn't mean you are inferior or below anyone (Did you know Walt Disney was dyslexic?). Sometimes I still struggle with it, but I admit I've gotten much better since I was younger. I have a job where I'm appreciated by my boss and co-workers, I'm graduating college with a membership to a national honor society, I'm a team member for a local annual convention, my family is proud of what I do, I can go on. Sure, Asperger's still affects me, I have routine habits that I can't let go of, sometimes I have trouble keeping up with conversations, some of the ways I see people act seem wierd to me, but that hasn't stopped me from living a decent life.
So if you have Asperger's or any type of Autism, don't ever be ashamed of it or think any less of yourself because of it. We are unique, we are capable, we are people. Feel free to share your story how Autism has affected you or your thoughts on it.
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that's so true I totally agree with you :3 I also mentioned in the comments that autism is more of an identity and was never some "tragic illness problem" and that we should be proud of who we are and not ashamed. cos ableism is the real problem here, not us /nbr /nmu
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as an autistic myself, autism and neurodiversity is really just nothing to be ashamed of, it's not a "tragedy", it's not a "mental illness", it's not a "disease", and it's not a "problem" or "issue" or anything like that. that's what the ableists want you to think autism is an identity, not an illness. we're not a puzzle waiting to be solved, which is why many of us have abandoned the puzzle piece, it cannot be cured and you cannot overcome it, but that's okay because we don't need a cure for being ourselves. autism is just who we are and if people try to cure us, they're taking away who we actually are. hearing that autism pride exists made me really happy, because it helped me feel more confident of my identity of who i am and over the years I become more accepting of myself, embracing who I am, and celebrating my neurodiversity. all my life I was brainwashed by ableists by the whole "tragic illness" shite that even I fell for, it made me mask in public and made me hide who I am and it made me feel ashamed of who I am because I foolishly believed something I wasn't because of the stupid ableists thinking they "kNoW iT aLl" when they know absolutely nothing about us. in the end, it wasn't the autistics that were the "problem" it's the ableists that's the problem, not us. why be brainwashed into shame and tragedy when we could be celebrating and proud of who we are? because it's better to be ourselves and if there's no cure? oh well! because if it can't be cured then it was never some illness problem to begin with. if we ain't broke, don't fix UwU #CelebrateNeurodiversity
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I'm a late-diagnosis neurodivergent honor's student, and I've realized that nothing's wrong with the way my mind works, and maybe I'm even a bit better than I would have been if I'd been neurotypical.