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Jessiehoel
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15 Dec 2011, 1:00 pm

At school today some of my classmates were asking questions about autism and I was sitting right next to them and while their questions were being answered it made my think about how bad my life is right now and about all the issues I have. I would have said something, but I'm not proud to be autistic at all and I'm to afraid to say I am, because I don't know if they'll start judging me because I'm autistic. I all ready have enough trouble making friends as it is. I just don't know what to do. :(



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15 Dec 2011, 1:31 pm

I dunno, print out some cards with information and pass them out?

I need to figure out what to do as I just blew it yesterday, I lost speech after I got upset over something at a party and now people are asking me what's wrong. Frack.


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15 Dec 2011, 1:35 pm

Ganondox wrote:
I dunno, print out some cards with information and pass them out?

I need to figure out what to do as I just blew it yesterday, I lost speech after I got upset over something at a party and now people are asking me what's wrong. Frack.
Printouts sound like a good way to go. Better than giving an hour-long speech about autism, what it is and isn't.



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15 Dec 2011, 1:39 pm

Do NOT tell your classmates you have autism - it will make you a target for bullying. Only tell people you're 100% certain you can trust. People at school aren't old enough to accept people for who they are.



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15 Dec 2011, 1:42 pm

smudge wrote:
Do NOT tell your classmates you have autism - it will make you a target for bullying. Only tell people you're 100% certain you can trust. People at school aren't old enough to accept people for who they are.
This post is important. Read it, take the advice.