kippurbird | Autism stuff

People have been wearing those rubber bracelet things, that started from the livestrong yellow ones. And I've been thinking gee, those are neat! I want to wear one too. But I've also haven't gotten one yet. The ones I've seen are ones that say things like "princess" or "Spirit" or stuff like that. And those seem to be just Fadish. If I'm gonna wear one, I'm going to wear one that supports a cause that I believe in. Because that's what they were originally for.

So, what do I believe in? Autism Awareness. I go on line to check them out and I find one. It's blue and purty and it says something like "find a cure" or something like that. And I'm not interested in finding a cure, thankyouverymuch. I don't need a damn cure, I'm perfectly healthy right now (except for this mild sniffle that seems to have come out of nowhere, I think it might be the sudden change in the weather, what exactly do I need to have cured?

Now I understand why people think there is a need for a cure. Here you have people -children- supposedly afflicted with something that makes it so that they're unable to speak, or emote, or work in society. They rock, they throw tantrums, they bite and scream and can't seem to understand anything a round them. At times they're oblivious to the world around them. (To which I plead guilty of too, Lord knows, how many times I've almost gotten hit in parking lots because I looked both ways but didn't connect that with making sure there wasn't a car coming and not crossing.)

But you know what? Besides that, I'm perfectly healthy. I don't have anything wrong with me (except for a tendency to walk in front of on coming cars, but we don't talk about that). I learned how to work in society, how to speak and not bite and scream and throw tantrums. I didn't need any pills for that. Just a paitnent teacher. The only reason why I'm taking pills now is to settle my anxiety and to help my depression. (And who wouldn't be depressed in a world where everyone thinks that there's something horribly wrong with you and that you need to be cured and etc... etc...)

So, I'm not getting that bracelet.

Unless it's for finding a cure for all you non-autistic people out there, cuase MAAAAN you guys have PROBLEMS! Not that I'm saying that there's something wrong with being non-autistic. Some of my best friends are non-autistic. ^_^

I went down to the ASA (Autism Society of America) and checked their site. They too had a bracelet. But theirs was for Autism Awareness. I have no problem with that. So I think I'll be getting one of theirs.

Ooh and speaking of which, my mom is trying to organize a trip for a group of us Autistic people to go to England so I may be heading over there *waves to all the English people on her friends list*

And another thing, Where do people think the autistic children go when they become adults?