Autism, From Someone Who Is On The Spectrum

Acceptance (September 2019)

Once we figure out we are different from the "norm" of society. We wonder if we will ever be accepted for that difference. We wonder if we are going to have to hide that difference because it will not be accepted. Every time I feel like I am being accepted for me. I get reminder that my differences are something I should hide. Even if that is not message people are trying to tell us. The problem with this message, you convince the person with the differences that unless you hide the parts that makes people uncomfortable you will never be accepted for you. That is problem you are asking someone to hide what make them because you are uncomfortable with their differences. Last couple days, I have been reminded I can fight until I am blue in the face if those around me do not accepted those differences, then I am only in a place I have go into the world and fight for acceptance out there. Usually when you fighting for acceptance for our differences you start the other way around. But I like every other human being. I want to accepted for me. That is not easy because I forever feel like it a battle that I am fighting. Acceptance is big deal when it comes to the Autism community. Until we get rid of the concept of curing the differences that comes with Autism. There will be broken human-beings feeling like they are fight the never end battle for acceptance. I wish I could flip a switch not care about being accepted but deep down it hurts. It is reminder all the times people do not accepted and bullied because people are too narrow-minded to understand someone's difference from the norm in society. Without those differences from the norm is how we grow as society.

So if you know someone, who is has a difference from the norm in society, listen and ask questions in order understand the struggles they deal with that difference. So that person feels accepted even if it is not easy for you to understand. You accepting this person may make feel less alone in this world.

"Autism is not what you think or what anyone thinks. Many autistic are highly empathic, sensitive, gifted, intuitive and wise beings. We feel too much and know too much. This makes others uncomfortable."-Cynthia Zuber

A/N: I did not know whether or not if I would publish this but I am trying to open with people on here about how this actually makes me feel like about not being accepted for me because it is not always easy knowing you are different than everyone else.