I'm Tired

Well you've upset me, because it reminds me of MY childhood.. I did not actually know I was Autistic, but people seemed to see a difference that needed the "special treatment". 

All that social exclusory stuff happeend to me, and I speedily became pretty "self-contained". I focussed on doing stuff I liked, and making money, and also since most people are not nice when you really get to know them, decided that I would try and go a different way and actually be nicer than I appeared. Being genuinely nice takes a LOT of practice, and is bloody hard to do on some days when you are Autistic, I know, but it DEFINITELY pays off in the long run. Being nice sometimes involves doing stuff that you really don't want to do, be ready for that.

Don't die yet! Seriously, there are some really, really, great bits in life, even being a freaky freak like I am. And I'm a weirdo too!  

You can, if you learn enough about humour make the Autism the butt of your own humour. Saying "I'm really sorry, my Autism made me do it" when you have made a normal human blunder, delivered right, can be quite amusing. 

BUT MOST OF ALL: 

Please, Please remember that autism is only a part of you. Yes, it seems to be a deficit overall all (PLEASE someone argue me out of that point of view!) but just as a Blind man can make a cup of tea by listening to the sound of the water as it fills the cup, (and it was a decent cup of tea, too) YOU in time will grow strengths that offset the disadvantages of the Autismo.

Stick at it kid, I'm Autistic ADD was really messed up as a kid, and felt like you on and off for far too long, but I also have done a lot of the stuff the poular kids never did, I've traveleld, driven, sailed and flown machinery that I owned, and eventually even found people that actually love me and have some good friends. Plus a whole load fo other stuff, some of it quite silly and great fun...

OO. WORD of advice about friends. Never stick with just one friend. I had several different types of friend and learned to recognise the early signs of "Autistic fatigue" in my NT friends. I could then dial it back a bit gently with them, and spend more time with other peeple. Most sucessful Autists function like succesful immigrants from a different culture. You learn to love and function in both cultural environments, your own and your new country..   

Most Autists seem to have a "Gift" or two in their make-up find, or look out for yours and use it. Being gifted at something means you are better than them at sometihng. In my case it turns out to be "quite a few" things, which always consoles me when I am feeling particularly low or being bullied. 

Remember, if you got ALL the goodies at the start of your life, the rest of it would get boring.

Some people think God made it that way on purpose...

Look after yourself. 

Well you've upset me, because it reminds me of MY childhood.. I did not actually know I was Autistic, but people seemed to see a difference that needed the "special treatment". 

All that social exclusory stuff happeend to me, and I speedily became pretty "self-contained". I focussed on doing stuff I liked, and making money, and also since most people are not nice when you really get to know them, decided that I would try and go a different way and actually be nicer than I appeared. Being genuinely nice takes a LOT of practice, and is bloody hard to do on some days when you are Autistic, I know, but it DEFINITELY pays off in the long run. Being nice sometimes involves doing stuff that you really don't want to do, be ready for that.

Don't die yet! Seriously, there are some really, really, great bits in life, even being a freaky freak like I am. And I'm a weirdo too!  

You can, if you learn enough about humour make the Autism the butt of your own humour. Saying "I'm really sorry, my Autism made me do it" when you have made a normal human blunder, delivered right, can be quite amusing. 

BUT MOST OF ALL: 

Please, Please remember that autism is only a part of you. Yes, it seems to be a deficit overall all (PLEASE someone argue me out of that point of view!) but just as a Blind man can make a cup of tea by listening to the sound of the water as it fills the cup, (and it was a decent cup of tea, too) YOU in time will grow strengths that offset the disadvantages of the Autismo.

Stick at it kid, I'm Autistic ADD was really messed up as a kid, and felt like you on and off for far too long, but I also have done a lot of the stuff the poular kids never did, I've traveleld, driven, sailed and flown machinery that I owned, and eventually even found people that actually love me and have some good friends. Plus a whole load fo other stuff, some of it quite silly and great fun...

OO. WORD of advice about friends. Never stick with just one friend. I had several different types of friend and learned to recognise the early signs of "Autistic fatigue" in my NT friends. I could then dial it back a bit gently with them, and spend more time with other peeple. Most sucessful Autists function like succesful immigrants from a different culture. You learn to love and function in both cultural environments, your own and your new country..   

Most Autists seem to have a "Gift" or two in their make-up find, or look out for yours and use it. Being gifted at something means you are better than them at sometihng. In my case it turns out to be "quite a few" things, which always consoles me when I am feeling particularly low or being bullied. 

Remember, if you got ALL the goodies at the start of your life, the rest of it would get boring.

Some people think God made it that way on purpose...

Look after yourself.