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Autism and Asperger's Syndrome - An Introduction

I am autistic. To be precise, I have Asperger's Syndrome.

 Autism comes in many varieties, shapes and sizes. You can't always see on the outside what someone is like on the inside, which is often quite true for autism. This means that many people think of me as someone who is reserved, shy or quiet while that's not the case at all.

 This BBC - My Autism and Me YouTube video explains autism in a simple way and shows several different autistic children. It looks at different gradations of autism and how people cope with being autistic, feeling different and living in a non-autistic world. 

Source : The "AustismAssociationS" channel on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejpWWP1HNGQ

 Rosie who presents the video has Asperger's Syndrome just as I do. As she explains, having Asperger's "means that my brain works a bit differently." Yes, it does indeed. 

 I very much recommend this video as (for the most part) Rosie explains her own autism the way I experience it. The first time I saw this video, I watched it, cried my eyes out and then watched it again. 

 Even as a child, I was aware that I was different, that my way of thinking and of looking at the world was a bit strange compared to those around me. This greatly effected my self-esteem and my self-image, making me feel like an outcast through most of my childhood and early teenage years. Learning about autism and learning to understand WHY I was different from those around me has helped me accept myself unconditionally, even if I don't always understand the way my own brain works!
* Guest-blogger Mary is autistic. She shares some of her ideas, opinions and experiences with us in an effort to educate us about Autism and Asperger's Syndrome. 
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