"One of the biggest misunderstandings you have about us is your belief that our feelings aren’t as subtle and complex as yours. Because how we behave can appear so childish in your eyes, you tend to assume that we’re childish on the inside, too. But of course, we experience the same emotions that you do. And because people with autism aren’t skillful talkers, we may in fact be even more sensitive than you are. Stuck here inside these unresponsive bodies of ours, with feelings we can’t properly express, it’s always a struggle just to survive. And it’s this feeling of helplessness that sometimes drives us half crazy, and brings on a panic attack or a meltdown."
-by Naoki Higashida, a 13 year old boy with autism using an alphabet grid to construct the words because he is unable to speak. (from The Reason I Jump-book)
Sometimes i feel like i am breaking for him.
Having my own meltdown right now.
Autism is a bitch.
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