# 8 you can say anything you want and not be held against it.

By saying that we can say anything we want, I don't mean that we can get away saying vicious things to other people, as a matter of fact, most kids who are Autistic probably get discriminated against, and we are the one's that people say vicious things about. My account of this was when I was a kid, and my mom recalled me crying, and saying,"my Bully's called me a retarded Robot." They called me this because of my odd speech pattern, and the fact that I was so slow at everything. Although I went through this, I was definitely not always on this side of things. As most people realize, people with high functioning Autism can be very blunt and rude at times, and the more humble one's are actually willing to admit it, and can apologize for it. Although people can, and do get feelings hurt because of this, the important thing to realize is that most people with Autism do not intend to do this, reason's why I think this happens is because of a few reasons. One is because we don't always have an outlet for our feelings, and we want to explain to others what we see. Two is because we have trouble organizing our thoughts, and we have to bounce it off others to make sense of it, and it often comes out the wrong way. Another reason is because it's the only way it makes sense to us, and because we see it that way. For the most part, I have tried to avoid being too blunt, by thinking about what I say first, but it doesn't always come out like I have, and those that I can't avoid I say I am sorry to those I offended. However another side of this is that people might dismiss all that we say, and they don't let us make the point that we intend to. To some extent, this prohibits us from becoming people that are important to society, and we are dismissed as people who don't know what we are talking about. For this, I ask people to consider what we say, and to be open minded about how others see things, for people who are Autistic, and for those who are not. Because we can take responsibility for ourselves and for what we say.

#9.

in honor of #9 on the list, I posted a video on You Tube called Freak Flag Fly. (I'm not sure if that is the actual name, but that is what everyone will remember.) looking back, I never recall being a perfectionist, Though I know people who are. fact is, I'm related to a few. The struggle with this is the fact that I know I am being judged on there level and that has gotten me into trouble. Considering that I shouldn't be, to some extent I realize that others have been burdened by this and I've had to learn to take responsibility for my self. It does get frustrating at times, but in the end, I know that I have been given more patience then most, and that has been a blessing.

Shrek the Musical----Freak Flag Fly

A Whole New World - Aladdin - Inglês (English)

Teach yourself to listen to music in your sleep

expanding on the Ten best parts of being Autistic, I am explaining what I meant with each reason, #10 listed above is more due to my odd hearing problem then anything else. It is not as simple as I am hard of hearing or that I have lost a percentage of it. mine is that I can't always distinguish up close sounds from far away sounds. Because of this I would often times put the radio on at night and synchronize my dreams to the songs that were playing.

Disadvantages of having this hearing problem is that it doesn't help with concentrating on Reading, or analyzing anything with significance, so often times, for me it is hard to find a good study place, and get things finished. Over time I learned to do two things at once and although it takes me longer to do it I can say that it is possible.

if any one else is as board as me by just reading Text, don't worry, I have a couple of Ideas for the next postings too.

to give a little perspective into my world, this is the extent to my organizational skills, I don't have much, and yes this is embarrassing to bring light to, but I think it needs to happen. Sorry to my mother in advance, she did her best to teach me how to organize, but it didn't happen fully. Above is the example of what clean looks like for a normal person. above that one is an example of what my definition of clean is. it's a good thing I have my own room, because otherwise I would drive my Roommates nuts.

Ten Best Parts of being Autistic

10. You can train yourself to listen to music in your sleep

9. You never have to worry about being Perfect, because you know you never will be

8. You can say anything you want and people can't hold it against you

7. You have inside jokes with yourself.

6. You are your own Best Friend

5. You can get the best image mash-up's in the entire world.

4. People seem to care about you more then usual

3. No Organizational skills necessary.

2. You can take as much time as you want on the little stuff.

1. You have the ultimate excuse on calling people out on living in there own world, and not be held against it.