I Love My Child—I Hate His Autism. Published Apr 10, 2024 at 7:33 AM EDT Updated Apr 11, 2024 at 5:58 AM EDT. By .

I hate to admit it, but my autism makes college harder. So does being from a low-income family because I cannot easily afford a car or a new laptop. My mom generally complains to me about money ...

How my autism manifested itself I have a lot of issues with communication. For example, nobody ever told me that speaking to your male and female friends in the same way, may have different outcomes.

Few, if any, psychologists would say that a preference for natural lighting, doodling in class or even identifying as L.G.B.T.Q. is a sign of A.D.H.D. or autism.. And yet, everywhere I look online ...

They articulated my secrets, speaking of “odd” habits and misunderstandings common in my life. And from the way these women spoke and looked, I never would have known that any of them had autism.