We are good people it just takes us longer sometimes to do things because our bodies take times to react to do what we want them to do, it can be very frustrating. When I get upset I am not mad at you most of the time it is because I can not communicate what I need or if I am hurt or scared. I wish people would not talk about me in front of me because they think I do not hear them or worse I am not smart enough to understand their spoken words that is greatly insulting. I hea

Autistics are intelligent. Maybe we don’t always look or act how some people preconceive we should but we are not here to impress those people. We need your support to presume competence and learn. Real support makes all the difference. We need to really focus on believing in an autistic’s abilities rather than think assuming a child can’t. There are so many things autistics can accomplish with the right support. Teachers have an opportunity to make meaningful impact in an au