Things You Need to Know About Autism

I'm 26 and I have no idea how to cook on the stove. I Want to learn, but my mom is ridiculously overprotective of me and thinks that if I cook with the stove, I'll accidentally burn the entire house down, so she won't let me do it.

When I read something over again because I don't understand it, I still don't get it!

And sometimes the complicated stuff is easier for us to understand

Eh I get a but angry sometimes but it's rare for me to get SUPER angry! When I am super angry I all of a sudden gain infinite strength so I am strong enough to flip over furniture. Moral: Don't make me angry!

True I'm autistic and I sometimes rage and freak out whenever I get mad. I try very hard to control my anger most of the time, though.

I also have depression and anxiety which I read can also cause angry issues so I get angry really easily.

Yeah, this is true for me. I have anger-management issues as well so I'm often irritable

If they can't control it, why do people bully them?

THANK YOU! I wish I can tell people that but admit it as me overactting

I went to an event at the library and little kids were taking my personal space. I hate it when people take my personal space and especially when random people crash into you and stuff.

I absolutely hate it when I get touched by the hair or get poked. This happens the most in a crowd

My mom gets mad at me when I don't talk to her. I wish she would understand that I like to be alone

I had my own room once. Until may 26 2011

I'm smart and I hate know it alls. But I do have a really bad knack for unintentionally ending up as the teacher's pet because I never talk in class (and most kids my age talk a lot in class).

I hated anti-vax at first since they were letting them and their kids get illnesses but when they spread the "vaccines cause autism" myth my hatred for these anti-vaxxers increased. Now I hate them more than ever.

Please stop with that rumor. Please vaccinate your children.

Even if they did, an autistic child is better than a dead one.

Non-autistic people can be annoying, too!

I'm autistic and people call me annoying I have absolutely no friends at school

It depends. I'm autistic and while I like cartoons like Disney's Hercules and Rugrats, I really hate baby shows like Barney, and I also like "grownup" stuff like "Criminal Minds" and "Hell's Kitchen"

I agree because I love The Backyardigans.

I have both Tourette syndrome and autism and it sucks. My tics (uncontrollable movements) are repeatedly blinking my eyes and grunting. It sucks

The idea that boys get autism easier than girls not only it's sexist, but there lack of research on girls. girl on the Autism Spectrum Disorder are under diagnosed or misdiagnosed therefore don't get diagnosed until later in life.

I wish girls got it more I was told girls who are lazy, dirty, and/or childish are the weirdest human beings. So I was the only girl in special ed until only 2 GIRLS CAME! I wonder if they have autism too. I have a mild autism so yeah

It's a fact. Boys get it more often than girls. That doesn't mean girls never get it. They're just less likely to get it than boys.

I highly disagree with this one because girls often get misdiagnosed until later in life, oh and also masking.

Besides being sensitive to noises and sound, we can also be sensitive to tastes, texture, etc.

It's true! So don't act like it's their fault!

So I just saw a popular list of the Worst Mental Illnesses just a few minutes ago, wondering what were the worst ones. Guess what was on there? That's right, Autism! UGH! I HATE it when people say its an illness and that it ruins their lives! In many ways, it can actually IMPROVE one's life!

Autism is called a superpower! Get it through your heads! Retarded and autism are completely different things!

It's not a mental disorder. It's a dysfunctional one.

It's a mental disorder, a dysfunctional one like the visitor said

Even autistic people try to "evaluate", they deserve every single right to be accepted in any social situation because it's already hard enough for them to be socially isolated, which is very sad.

I had trouble saying hi to my relatives that I haven't seen FOR YEARS while attending a wedding once.

Well, "sufferer" is a bit harsh, but yes.

I have Autism and there are times I did and did not regret what I say.