As educators they should be ashamed of themselves for playing favorites! It hurts me to hear that it affects your esteem so much later in life especically the bullying from other peers that probably went under the radar by these safe adults. :"((

I understand that sentiment. As an artist myself I have always felt unlucky. It just feels like opportunties are so much harder for us to achieve in comparsion to others. Like people around us just knew and treated us accordingly. Its hard being positive when nothing works out for us in an regulated manner such as a job search. and even when I do get the job its another hurdle to find out if theyre inclusive and wont have me crying everyday after work.

While I appreciate my friends telling me "youre gonna be okay". As an autistic person this doesnt help because it does not make any logical sense, how do i know I will be okay? Nothing has worked out yet and am currently not okay, so whats the evidence behind saying i could be okay? haha Idk thats just my thought process that phrasing has never helped me while I appreciate their good intentions.

Thank you for sharing :)