Published on 12, July, 2020
First time posting here so I hope I'm doing it right.
I've noticed a lot recently when my Mum talks to others about me or my brother having Autism people will often say things like "Oh they have something wrong with them" or "If only we could give them normal brains" and I'm standing there feeling like absolute crap cause then I think "Well I'm obviously useless so what's even the point of being Autistic and being alive. Then there's the sympathetic sad looks from people and the" Oh I'm so sorry for you" comments. It just really gets me down sometimes. I'm very proud of my Autism as it makes me who I am but when I hear the comments it's like a punch in the gut.
Ask yourself, what's a normal person?
Normal people are the creators of racism, discrimination, bullying and other offensive actions.
I would like you to know this, your brain has abilities that are nonexistent in so called normal people. Autistic people are now able to describe ourselves as "neurodivergent", those of us with neurodivergence think in a different way, by doing so we are creative and radical thinkers, since normal people think normally they only think of normal day to day things.
Next time, if you feel able to, raise your voice telling them your talents. Tell them their normal brains only think of normal day to day things, not very creative, lack of focus, that 90% of technology came from Autistic brains.
Point out to them they claim the truth is so important and they choose to intentionally be dishonest and hide the truth. Remind them they love having boring conversations like the weather and traffic, remind them of their obsessive interest in socializing and wasting time, remind them they're scared to be different to their peers. All of these are Neurotypical Deficits, they have a pathological disorder that gives them the inability to communicate in a straight forward way and that's why it's so difficult to understand them.
I can see you find it hard, but try not to let them drag you down and tell them about their Neurotypical Deficits.
This was actually really nice to read. Sometimes I forget that neurodivergent exists and that many Autistic people have created lots of things!