“It was not until I was nearly eight that I discovered why I was different. Autism.
I did not understand what the word meant.
I assumed it must not mean anything good if my mom had avoided telling me that I had it for so long.
Did that mean I had something that was considered a disability?”
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Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of NeurodiversityUniquely Human: A Different Way of Seeing AutismWhat I Mean When I Say I’m Autistic: Unpuzzling a Life on the Autism SpectrumThe Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with AutismThe Autistic Brain: Thinking Across the SpectrumTen Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew
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