When I was diagnosed with autism during university, I went through what I now know to be a grieving process that many people experience when they are told they have a lifelong disability or illness.
I was scared, confused, anxious and most of all I felt very alone. I remember sitting at that appointment and thinking to myself, “So I guess I’ll never understand jokes then.” This might seem like a small thing, but it has forever been a symbol for me.
Throughout my childhood I remember seeing everyone else just knowing automatically when someone was joking, and when was appropriate to laugh.
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