I’ve been trying to explain how being autistic affects me to my own family, it’s just a waste of time. My wife has just been on holiday with my mother. My wife said she would sit mother down whilst away and try to explain how my life is. They returned last week and my wife just said, “sorry, I tried”. My brother gave me the,”just concentrate on the positives in your life”. My sister works with autistic children so you can guess where that led. I told one other person who I thought might understand, the reply was,” we are all on the spectrum somewhere.” I just want to scream. I told two people right at the start of my realisation of autism. they are both neurodivergent and understood immediately and both said, I thought you was. Why can’t neurotypical people get it? All they want to do is tell you that you can’t be autistic and not to worry. My mother’s first reply was that autistic people can’t talk and stare at walls. Sorry, I’m ranting now.
