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

I could not believe my thinking could come alive in words for others to see. The first time I typed I was just a new teenager. I never had typing before and had never met Lisa before. My mom’s friend told her to bring me for typing and she did. I did not know exactly what I was going to be doing and my anxiety was very high. I was not behaving well in that time and many people were afraid of me because I might hurt them. I was not sure if Lisa would like me or not and that ma

My resolution is to help as many people learn typing as I can. I am going to have one resolution. My resolution is to help as many people learn typing as i can. I will use my typing to inspire others to try. Telling my story will give hope to others who are silently waiting to be found. ~William Britton I will try to keep my emotions under control I will try to keep my emotions under control so I do not act out in a bad way. It is hard to keep up with resolutions, I do n

We are only given freedom once we find communication. I am writing this for all the people who have not found freedom yet. Freedom is not given to us. We are only given freedom once we find communication. Freedom from our own minds gives us freedom in our lives. Want every person who feels trapped to find freedom. We need to join together to create a way to show the world the possibilities. ~Alexi Cioffi I think society perceives us as damaged, but people need to see beyond o

My thinking has always been good but I couldn’t tell anyone.... for 24 years. My name is William. I have autism. People think I’m dumb but I am highly intelligent. When I met my teachers, Maria and Lisa, they helped me in communication by typing my thoughts on an iPad. Now my only goal is to tell the world people like me have intelligent minds. That people like me are stuck in wrong hopeless bodies. And to help new parents know that their kids brain works fine in thinking but