April is Autism Awareness Month.]
For those of you who don't know, I was diagnosed with autism when I was very little. Posts on Facebook and Instagram about people who have autism have reminded me that I really do not have it as bad. I know too many people who can't talk clearly, and rock and moan uncontrollably. And I have read, in magazines, about people who have been able to be "undiagnosed". Let's just say, I'm somewhere in the middle.
However, I've been able to live with it. I am able to attend public school. I am able to speak in English, and any speech impediments or stuttering that I used to have died away. I can understand how some of you might be a little surprised that I am autistic, and that's because I really don't have severe levels of autism. But, I am still autistic.
Too often have I used autism as an excuse for my behavior in the past. And, too often have I taken my ability to speak clearly for granted. But, reading these stories about people who cannot communicate, and have other uncontrollable symptoms have taught me something. I need to be grateful for who I am and what I have. And I encourage you all to do just the same. If you don't have autism, be glad that you can communicate clearly, and that you have control over what you do. If you do have autism, but like me, you don't have high levels of autism, realize (like I did) that you really don't have it all that bad. And if you do have severe autism, or know someone who has severe autism, or if you used to know someone with severe levels of autism, help them out, be kinder and more patient with them, and remember what month this is.
This is April. And, April is Autism Awareness Month.]
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