.When I was younger I was yelled at for not making eye contact in a conversation, it hurt to make eye contact for long periods of time. .When I was younger I was yelled at for being unaware of my surroundings, I just wasn’t as aware as others. .When I was younger I was yelled at for having sensory overloads/meltdowns, we didn’t know what they were at the time and I had no control over them. .When I was younger I was yelled at for not understanding social cues, I just couldn’t read them. .When I was younger I was yelled at for wanting to be alone all the time, I just did and I wasn’t harming anyone so why wasn’t I allowed to want to be alone. .When I was younger I was yelled at for taking things to seriously and not understanding humour or sarcasm, I couldn’t help it. .When I was younger I couldn’t make very many friends, I struggled greatly and the ones I did make friends with left me. .When I was younger I was yelled at for not understanding simple statements or questions, I tried to understand and I felt stupid for asking people what they mean and I still do feel stupid for doing it. .When I was younger I was yelled at for having trouble communicating my needs and wants, it was always so difficult for me. .When I was younger I was always yelled at and made fun of for having unusual and obsessive attachments to unusual objects, I don’t know why but objects that I was attached to were and are very important to me. .When I was younger I was yelled at for breaking down when things were out of order or not the same, I would get confused and anxious when things weren’t in order. .When I was younger I would get yelled at for being clumsy and knocking things over, I couldn’t help it I just was and it was annoying. I am no longer yelled at for these things but I still suffer through the effects of being yelled at for thing that are out of my control. Having autism is difficult. I was diagnosed with autism on the 17th of March 20
