In my own experience, Autism is a vastly varied spectrum. I have Asperger's Syndrone for instance, and though I have no qualms with giving speeches to people, and responding to communication when the opportunity arises, I do struggle with crowds, and talking to people in shops. It seems contradictory to many, but to a lot of people on the spectrum, the circumstances matter.
My friend has really high Autism, and I can guarantee that he isn't suffering. He may be totally isolated most of the time, and need prompting to remember things like eating, but I would say that he is happy in his own world. Some are definitely suffering internally which may be concealed very well, but a lot of people on the spectrum (myself included) tend to be very vocal about "suffering".
Overall, I would say that many people on the spectrum vary greatly, and those higher up on the scale can either be happy in their own worlds or suffer for whatever reason.
In my own experience, Autism is a vastly varied spectrum. I have Asperger's Syndrone for instance, and though I have no qualms with giving speeches to people, and responding to communication when the opportunity arises, I do struggle with crowds, and talking to people in shops. It seems contradictory to many, but to a lot of people on the spectrum, the circumstances matter.
My friend has really high Autism, and I can guarantee that he isn't suffering. He may be totally isolated most of the time, and need prompting to remember things like eating, but I would say that he is happy in his own world. Some are definitely suffering internally which may be concealed very well, but a lot of people on the spectrum (myself included) tend to be very vocal about "suffering".
Overall, I would say that many people on the spectrum vary greatly, and those higher up on the scale can either be happy in their own worlds or suffer for whatever reason.
