I was out for the last six months of my 8th year. I had a break down and I couldn't really be gotten off the couch. I was depressed, anxious, and going off some medication at the same time, and then I had surgery and then my grandpa died at home so they decided I could stay home for a while. I just read a lot and played Sims 2. It was a terribly productive year, lol. But I don't think it's so bad to take a break. I mean, some day others are going to have to accept that we are different from them and just let us be. But that may be a while off so we have to take a a few days off once in a while.
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Hi! I'm Adia. I have NLD and I'm actually, sort of, kind of, really happy about it