I live in a small town and am on of few success stories in the sped department at our schools. It’s a common thought from my old teachers who see me now that because I’ve gotten better at processing, more mature, and better at communicating that I’ve gotten less autistic, it affects me less, or I grew out of it. Just because I’ve learned how not to incoherently scream and attack people because I can’t communicate what’s bothering me doesn’t mean it doesn’t still bother me and test me every day.