An adult autistic perspective on growing up on the Autism Spectrum.

I know first hand that kids are cruel…I also know that as a child children go through stages as the discover themselves. The hardest thing for me was that I was no growing up with the other children, as their awareness grew; I was set further apart from them. It is normal for children, as they have plenty of role models with television, peers, and their parent’s views to base their beliefs off of; that they discriminate more as they mature. It is an unfortunate repercussion to gaining more self-awareness and trying to find your place in this world. The best we can hope for is that people recognize this progress in older children and provide them with ample education to disabilities as well as moral values…. It is unreasonable to believe that no one will ever make fun of me again or that they would understand my autism, but nevertheless, I am aware that as unique I am and how I developed, they too will follow a path and all I can do is be myself….