But I didn’t have many close friends in my youth group – cuz they found me weird and didn’t like interacting with me. Times I should've realized I was autistic Page 6/167
But I didn’t have many close friends in my youth group – cuz they found me weird and didn’t like interacting with me. Times I should've realized I was autistic Page 7/167
But I didn’t have many close friends in my youth group – cuz they found me weird and didn’t like interacting with me. Times I should've realized I was autistic Page 8/167
But I didn’t have many close friends in my youth group – cuz they found me weird and didn’t like interacting with me. Times I should've realized I was autistic Page 9/167
VO: I didn’t know how to interact with people properly, but I knew mimicking how others interacted with me kinda worked! Times I should've realized I was autistic Page 18/167
VO: I didn’t know how to interact with people properly, but I knew mimicking how others interacted with me kinda worked! Times I should've realized I was autistic Page 19/167
VO: I didn’t know how to interact with people properly, but I knew mimicking how others interacted with me kinda worked! Times I should've realized I was autistic Page 20/167
VO: I didn’t know how to interact with people properly, but I knew mimicking how others interacted with me kinda worked! Times I should've realized I was autistic Page 21/167
VO: I didn’t know how to interact with people properly, but I knew mimicking how others interacted with me kinda worked! Times I should've realized I was autistic Page 22/167
VO: I didn’t know how to interact with people properly, but I knew mimicking how others interacted with me kinda worked! Times I should've realized I was autistic Page 23/167
VO: I didn’t know how to interact with people properly, but I knew mimicking how others interacted with me kinda worked! Times I should've realized I was autistic Page 24/167
VO: I didn’t know how to interact with people properly, but I knew mimicking how others interacted with me kinda worked! Times I should've realized I was autistic Page 25/167
VO: I didn’t know how to interact with people properly, but I knew mimicking how others interacted with me kinda worked! Times I should've realized I was autistic Page 26/167
VO: I didn’t know how to interact with people properly, but I knew mimicking how others interacted with me kinda worked! Times I should've realized I was autistic Page 29/167
VO: I didn’t know how to interact with people properly, but I knew mimicking how others interacted with me kinda worked! Times I should've realized I was autistic Page 30/167
VO: I didn’t know how to interact with people properly, but I knew mimicking how others interacted with me kinda worked! Times I should've realized I was autistic Page 31/167
VO: and RUNS ahead of us. (illy smirks w a good idea) So I, mimicking the kinds of things that worked for other kids, decided to say: Times I should've realized I was autistic Page 46/167
VO: and RUNS ahead of us. (illy smirks w a good idea) So I, mimicking the kinds of things that worked for other kids, decided to say: Times I should've realized I was autistic Page 48/167
VO: and RUNS ahead of us. (illy smirks w a good idea) So I, mimicking the kinds of things that worked for other kids, decided to say: Times I should've realized I was autistic Page 49/167
VO: and RUNS ahead of us. (illy smirks w a good idea) So I, mimicking the kinds of things that worked for other kids, decided to say: Times I should've realized I was autistic Page 50/167
VO: and RUNS ahead of us. (illy smirks w a good idea) So I, mimicking the kinds of things that worked for other kids, decided to say: Times I should've realized I was autistic Page 51/167
VO: and RUNS ahead of us. (illy smirks w a good idea) So I, mimicking the kinds of things that worked for other kids, decided to say: Times I should've realized I was autistic Page 52/167
So, yeah. I didn’t understand why being myself wasn’t allowed or why copying other people wasn’t working, I tried… Times I should've realized I was autistic Page 53/167
So, yeah. I didn’t understand why being myself wasn’t allowed or why copying other people wasn’t working, I tried… Times I should've realized I was autistic Page 54/167
So, yeah. I didn’t understand why being myself wasn’t allowed or why copying other people wasn’t working, I tried… Times I should've realized I was autistic Page 55/167
(CONTINUED): doing… nothing. I did my best to quiet my brain and hide the person I was. Which was SOOOO EASY! Times I should've realized I was autistic Page 56/167
(CONTINUED): doing… nothing. I did my best to quiet my brain and hide the person I was. Which was SOOOO EASY! Times I should've realized I was autistic Page 57/167
(CONTINUED): doing… nothing. I did my best to quiet my brain and hide the person I was. Which was SOOOO EASY! Times I should've realized I was autistic Page 61/167
(CONTINUED): doing… nothing. I did my best to quiet my brain and hide the person I was. Which was SOOOO EASY! Times I should've realized I was autistic Page 62/167
(CONTINUED): doing… nothing. I did my best to quiet my brain and hide the person I was. Which was SOOOO EASY! Times I should've realized I was autistic Page 65/167
(CONTINUED): doing… nothing. I did my best to quiet my brain and hide the person I was. Which was SOOOO EASY! Times I should've realized I was autistic Page 66/167
(CONTINUED): doing… nothing. I did my best to quiet my brain and hide the person I was. Which was SOOOO EASY! Times I should've realized I was autistic Page 67/167
(CONTINUED): doing… nothing. I did my best to quiet my brain and hide the person I was. Which was SOOOO EASY! Times I should've realized I was autistic Page 68/167
(CONTINUED): doing… nothing. I did my best to quiet my brain and hide the person I was. Which was SOOOO EASY! Times I should've realized I was autistic Page 69/167
It’s okay. Dry humor and sarcasm sometimes goes over my head and right into my fragile heart, too. Times I should've realized I was autistic Page 78/167
It’s okay. Dry humor and sarcasm sometimes goes over my head and right into my fragile heart, too. Times I should've realized I was autistic Page 79/167
VO: So yeah, all my life, I’ve felt my brain was shaped like a bean, but everyone else’s was shaped like… Times I should've realized I was autistic Page 106/167
VO: So yeah, all my life, I’ve felt my brain was shaped like a bean, but everyone else’s was shaped like… Times I should've realized I was autistic Page 107/167
VO: So yeah, all my life, I’ve felt my brain was shaped like a bean, but everyone else’s was shaped like… Times I should've realized I was autistic Page 108/167
VO: So yeah, all my life, I’ve felt my brain was shaped like a bean, but everyone else’s was shaped like… Times I should've realized I was autistic Page 109/167
VO: And sometimes I could swing it, tossing my garbanzos into recipes and hoping things worked out, Times I should've realized I was autistic Page 119/167
VO: And sometimes I could swing it, tossing my garbanzos into recipes and hoping things worked out, Times I should've realized I was autistic Page 120/167
VO: And sometimes I could swing it, tossing my garbanzos into recipes and hoping things worked out, Times I should've realized I was autistic Page 121/167
VO: And sometimes I could swing it, tossing my garbanzos into recipes and hoping things worked out, Times I should've realized I was autistic Page 122/167
VO: And sometimes I could swing it, tossing my garbanzos into recipes and hoping things worked out, Times I should've realized I was autistic Page 123/167
How would you feel if you bit into [pulls out candy from pocket, other kids are like ! candy?] your Reese’s cup and found out it was a fucking [breaks it to reveal beans spilling] BEAN CUP?! Times I should've realized I was autistic Page 128/167
How would you feel if you bit into [pulls out candy from pocket, other kids are like ! candy?] your Reese’s cup and found out it was a fucking [breaks it to reveal beans spilling] BEAN CUP?! Times I should've realized I was autistic Page 129/167
How would you feel if you bit into [pulls out candy from pocket, other kids are like ! candy?] your Reese’s cup and found out it was a fucking [breaks it to reveal beans spilling] BEAN CUP?! Times I should've realized I was autistic Page 130/167
How would you feel if you bit into [pulls out candy from pocket, other kids are like ! candy?] your Reese’s cup and found out it was a fucking [breaks it to reveal beans spilling] BEAN CUP?! Times I should've realized I was autistic Page 131/167
How would you feel if you bit into [pulls out candy from pocket, other kids are like ! candy?] your Reese’s cup and found out it was a fucking [breaks it to reveal beans spilling] BEAN CUP?! Times I should've realized I was autistic Page 132/167
Cuz no matter what I do differently or how hard I try, [picks up a reeses cup] this is my brain! And this is how it works… fuckin… [cracks it open] bean cup. Times I should've realized I was autistic Page 143/167
Cuz no matter what I do differently or how hard I try, [picks up a reeses cup] this is my brain! And this is how it works… fuckin… [cracks it open] bean cup. Times I should've realized I was autistic Page 144/167
Cuz no matter what I do differently or how hard I try, [picks up a reeses cup] this is my brain! And this is how it works… fuckin… [cracks it open] bean cup. Times I should've realized I was autistic Page 148/167
Cuz no matter what I do differently or how hard I try, [picks up a reeses cup] this is my brain! And this is how it works… fuckin… [cracks it open] bean cup. Times I should've realized I was autistic Page 149/167
Cuz no matter what I do differently or how hard I try, [picks up a reeses cup] this is my brain! And this is how it works… fuckin… [cracks it open] bean cup. Times I should've realized I was autistic Page 150/167
VO: People look at you weird, treat you differently, infantalize you, ignore you, take advantage of you, hurt you. However, Times I should've realized I was autistic Page 152/167
VO: People look at you weird, treat you differently, infantalize you, ignore you, take advantage of you, hurt you. However, Times I should've realized I was autistic Page 153/167
VO: People look at you weird, treat you differently, infantalize you, ignore you, take advantage of you, hurt you. However, Times I should've realized I was autistic Page 154/167
VO: People look at you weird, treat you differently, infantalize you, ignore you, take advantage of you, hurt you. However, Times I should've realized I was autistic Page 155/167
VO: People look at you weird, treat you differently, infantalize you, ignore you, take advantage of you, hurt you. However, Times I should've realized I was autistic Page 157/167
VO: People look at you weird, treat you differently, infantalize you, ignore you, take advantage of you, hurt you. However, Times I should've realized I was autistic Page 158/167
VO: People look at you weird, treat you differently, infantalize you, ignore you, take advantage of you, hurt you. However, Times I should've realized I was autistic Page 159/167
VO: People look at you weird, treat you differently, infantalize you, ignore you, take advantage of you, hurt you. However, Times I should've realized I was autistic Page 160/167
VO: People look at you weird, treat you differently, infantalize you, ignore you, take advantage of you, hurt you. However, Times I should've realized I was autistic Page 161/167
VO: People look at you weird, treat you differently, infantalize you, ignore you, take advantage of you, hurt you. However, Times I should've realized I was autistic Page 162/167
VO: People look at you weird, treat you differently, infantalize you, ignore you, take advantage of you, hurt you. However, Times I should've realized I was autistic Page 163/167
VO: People look at you weird, treat you differently, infantalize you, ignore you, take advantage of you, hurt you. However, Times I should've realized I was autistic Page 164/167
VO: People look at you weird, treat you differently, infantalize you, ignore you, take advantage of you, hurt you. However, Times I should've realized I was autistic Page 165/167
Something important I should point out is, there’s nothing “wrong” with me or anyone who is neurodivergent, no matter where they are on the spectrum or how you perceive them. Times I should've realized I was autistic Page 166/167
Something important I should point out is, there’s nothing “wrong” with me or anyone who is neurodivergent, no matter where they are on the spectrum or how you perceive them. Times I should've realized I was autistic Page 167/167