Living with autism is both a struggle and a war because you sometimes just don’t understand what people are feeling and sometimes it makes it hard to have friends. I have autism and sometimes I wish I didn’t because it can make life all that much harder. But then the “war” part; yea I get what you’re thinking. That sounds like a war on its own. But the fact is, for me, it's not. The war is the fight between the sides: the side that wishes things were different and the side that is glad I am who I am because of my gifts and my wonderful opportunities and life lessons. I get the chance to write this for all of you because I have autism... how great is that! I understand that because I have autism there are many things I might just never be able to do and for me that’s ok! But one especially important thing I always want to remember is that I will always try. Some things are extremely hard for me, but I’ve learned that the things that make it not so hard is how I handle it. I may want to yell and scream because it is easier to do those things. But easy isn’t always the best choice. This thing they call life is amazing and I want to be amazing in it!
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