Autism/Schizo

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Having autism is frustrating. My parents, my siblings and other people without autism have been making fun of my disability. It's so frustrating. People like my mom and other adults have been saying that autism is nothing to be ashamed of. I would rather say that having autism is everything to be ashamed. I have to deal with being treated poorly all my life all because I have autism. I hate my teachers, they complain about everything I'm doing.

I'm sorry that people have been making fun of you; it's just not nice.

Teachers can be the worst offenders. They don't understand your experience; they assume that the individual with autism is purposefully difficult or not trying. The way they may describe you or correct you may have nothing to do with who you are. It's possible that they might be ignorant of your differences. They don't tell you this in school, but teachers are not trained in all areas of life. They may be good at math but a horrible person. They may be good at dealing with non- Autistic students. Still, They may be out of their league in dealing with students with unique abilities. The reason why you're not succeeding could be because they don't know how to treat you.


Don't worry; this will pass. In a couple of years, you'll be able to choose who you want to be around or not. You may think that you'll be mistreated your whole life; it's not an all or nothing. Instead, at times it feels like it sucks to have autism. You develop skills and learn to better cope with your circumstances.

For example, My first year of high school was very frustrating because I was not used to the school's rules and regulations. I was not able to get my need to be alone meet. This would cause me to feel overwhelmed. By the second year, I accidentally discovered that if I went to the nurses' office, I could lie down with the lights off for 20 minutes and take a nap. In the third year, I learned how to ask teachers how to get out of doing work for a little bit by doing a task that required me to be away from people. I had class accommodation, which allowed me to go to a different room to finish my work. It's about finding those nuggets of gold. Things are hard, but they can get better.

Find those people who like you and who are positive towards you. For me my guidance counselor was heaven-sent. My favorite classes were my shelters. Then work around these things.

There's got to be times when autism is fun or a positive experience.

I love that...
I can get hyper-focus on my interest in the arts.
I don't "need" people all the time.
Because of my heightened sense, I'm quickly in awe of simple experiences. I'm currently enjoying walking at night for some exercise because of the Christmas lights. My heightened senses make everything look so beautiful to me.
Because of all my difficult experiences, I have a powerful sense of who I am. Even though I want to quit because of my Autistic traits of needing everything to be perfect, I tend to try things very often, even when I fail. I've had some wins and some losses.

Also, I'm not saying that your experience of "I would rather say that having autism is everything to be ashamed of" is not real. It's not always comfortable having autism. There are things I wish I had that people who are not autistic can do, and at times it does feel that things can be easier for an individual without autism.

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I am really curious to learn what this is like...With all due respect, could you please share???...PM me if you don't feel comfortable elaborating here in public...

The reason that i ask is because i am married to someone with autistic traits who had a series of meltdowns, shutdowns, (some similar to epilepsy) and one episode of psychosis appx 2 years ago...I live in fear thinking that it may happen again...My concern being that he is not yet diagnosed and therefore not treated for any of his disorders...

In fact, for the past couple of days, we have argued because of what could be considered delusions...He is reluctant to seek a diagnosis, so i can't help him... .

Post-Script: There is definitely a genetic link between autism, schizophrenia and epilepsy...

From a few studies i glanced at, Bipolar, Schiziohrenia, ASD, anorexia, are all same brain type, according to brain scan scientists, but their manifestations are due to different development pathways. Somewhat like branches of the same tree.

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Interesting observation...Thank you...

As of a few weeks ago I've, with my doctor's approval, decreased my antipsychotic medicine. Negligible hallucinations have popped up, limited to bedtime. No delusions. Should be fine if I keep living a relaxed lifestyle.

From my perspective autism is my brain's "normal" mode and the schizo-aspect is like a fever to that autistic brain. As long as I take it easy, I can manage.