Speaking out

From Tielserrath at Lyssa and Me comes this post, a part which is quoted below.

What have I learned?

Firstly, that if unpleasant people find out about my diagnosis, they’re likely to find ways to be patronising, or downright nasty. But I still prefer that to the hippy types who tell you that autism is wonderful, and a special gift, when it’s clear they haven’t the minutest grasp of what it actually is. Then there’s the people who instantly deny your diagnosis, in a way that suggests they’re doing you a favour. And the ones who don’t want to be told anything about it because knowing you’re not normal spoils their image of you.

The last two years have been, in that trite phrase, a journey of discovery.

Please read the rest of this excellent post through this link.