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.
I repeat: the forum is not for autistic people, but it is designed for well-intentioned neurotypicals and high-functioning Aspies.
That's interesting, I didn't know that. The forum was recommended to me in my diagnostic paperwork so I assumed it was all ASD people here.
Thanks for all the other information as well, Michael.
That's useful to know.
Non-autistic and autistic people are both welcome here. Always have been and always will be until, I guess, NAS says otherwise.
Oh I didn't read that. Or skipped over it. I've been on so many forums I know to be polite and supportive so I assumed it was the same here
The rules say;
"The Online Community aims to allow autistic individuals, family members, friends and professionals space to support one another."