Having Autism

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Can you control Autism?

Control in what way? You can't do anything with medication, but therapy may help depending on what the issue is.

I'm living in a group home, this lady think I can control my Autism. Living here making my Autism sooo worse.

You may be able to avoid situations that make autism worse.
Loud noises, for instance. I went to a fireworks show but stood quite a distance from the launchers, near the fence at the edge of the park. I've also worn high fidelity earplugs and gone to other locations that are farther away.

Masking, or attempting to appear normal makes it worse. It is exhausting to pretend.
It would be much easier if people around you would accept that you need to stim. It is your "normal."
As well as the brutally honest stuff we often say.

A problem for me is that the harder I work to appear "normal", adjust and hide my autistic traits the more intolerant people get towards the traits I show. They tend to think that what they see is my normal behaviour when I am not trying. Sometimes when I get nervous I start tapping my fingers at my knee. Then some people lash out: "Stop tapping your fingers! You get me nervous!"