If you read most of what I write you will notice that words are left out of what I write. Many years of teachers trying any tricks to make sure I did not miss words but the fact is my brain can not recognize if a word is missing or put it in without realizing it is not there. I have trouble recalling words in verbal situation for example forget a word or name leading to many embarrassing issues and feel stupid. Nowadays when this happen I laugh about it. Like many autistic I have issues with communication in both verbal and written form. For many years, I would not write for this reason because I was scared as looking stupid because of my communication skills.
Some days, I forget that I am lucky to have minor issues with communication skills because some of autistic have worse issues with these skills. Only 4% of autistic are actual non-verbal. Most of us have issues communicating in some form. The problem with communicate issues is most of time it is other people who make the person with communicate issue feel bad about having an issue. I have had many people say comments to me about my issues. It was not in middle of high school that we figure out that my brain actual but words back in. Until then teachers thought teaching me grammar over and over again like that would fix the fact I left out words.
Over the last years, I have learn I get my point out when I write and so what if I leave out words most people can understand me. This why I am always thankful for people who take the time to figure out what I mean when I feel like I am not communicate to best of my abilities because some days are hard to make sure I actual make sense. So thank you for taking the time actual figure out what I am trying communicate.
"Never assume a person who has difficulty communicating has nothing to say."-Stacy Sekinger
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Autism, From Someone Who Is On The Spectrum
Non-FictionAutism from the perspective of a woman on the spectrum
