When I first joined The Mighty’s contributor team, I did so knowing I have always been labelled “different.” I also did so knowing I am in essence a walking ball of anxiety, and always have been.
What I did not know, however, is that I would pursue a diagnosis of autism for myself. Yet that is exactly what happened in the last year.
Like I said, I have always known I was different, my parents have too, and several others in my life have as well — whether it was the bullies when I was younger, or the teachers who arranged for me to stay in the library during break time even when others weren’t allowed to, just so I had somewhere quiet to go.
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