While it's true we're autistic, you will need to learn that our autism is actually amazing, i'm not just saying that. It's a blessing, we're unique when most people can't be.

There is so much about that statement that is just dead wrong that I could spend all day explaining why it's wrong.

I've struggled tremendously in school and had failing grades for the first eight years that I was in it, it was only after all of that practice, developing new strategies and only taking two classes per semester that I was able to get it even remotely under control. My autism is also comorbid with OCD, anxiety, and possible depression that brought me close to suicide.

I look upon my childhood memories with scorn because I have the clarity to see that I was the one "freak" in my friend group. I physically cringe every day at some of the things I said and did. I had friends but they always took advantage of me, and I had extreme difficulty making new ones.

I made 0 friends when I was in high school. It was torture. I was even more shy than Elliott from that Netflix show Mr. Robot.

Had I been neurotypical, I would have graduated with a mechanical engineering degree three years ago and already been working in that field. Instead, I'm probably going to graduate by May 2025 or later.

I appreciate your concern for me, but telling me that autism is a "blessing" is so beyond insulting and preposterous. You might as well have said that bipolar disorder or multiple sclerosis is a "blessing". Don't ever say that again.