When I Was Younger, I

You Have Got To Keep Autistic Children Engaged With The World. You Cannot Let Them Tune Out.

When I Was Diagnosed, Mothers Were Blamed For Causing Autism. There Was No Autism Support. They'd Put Autistic Kids In Institutions. I Had Severe Autism. But My Mom Wouldn't Accept That. I Was Put In Speech Therapy. My Mother Was Always Pushing Me To Do Stuff.

Everything I Think Is In Pictures.

I'm A Child Of The 50s. I Was Expected To Have Table Manners. There Needs To Be Some Expectations For Behavior. I'm Seeing Some Children Today, They Don't Push Them Enough.

I Like To Figure Things Out And Solve Problems.