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That's right, my little bubble.

Because, let's face it, my autism influences about 80% of my behavior in real life. I have my own personality, but when it comes to being social, you can tell 9 out of 10 times there is something special about me.

Even though I'm hardly bothered by people who blame, judge or misunderstand me at this moment, I know that there are many more people my age walking around on this globe with the exact same problem.

Right now, I'm doing pretty damn well outside the internet. I'm lucky that my life has taken a positive turn for the first time in a long while, but I can't help but think about those who are still stuck in their own bubble, wanting to escape from their trouble, pressure, complications, misunderstandings.

As with my previous autism-related drawing ([link] ) this one is dedicated to everyone with autism, regardless of which type they have. I'm sure that I'm not the only one feeling or having felt this way.

About the drawing itself: it's very similar to the other one, but I didn't intend to make it very different. On this one, the inside of the bubble is different, I added a tiny bit of smoke in the background, and on the left you see the gate to 'reality': life outside my bubble, the real life, filled with real people that might just do what I described in the picture itself. Which is why me and many others would rather stay in our bubbles, where we can do what we want. Problem is: we end up being pretty alone, seeing as we're the only ones in our own worlds we created to escape real life from.

Please also note that I made the barrier of the bubble bigger than the other one; the wall of autism is very, very hard to break through. For both sides. After all, autism is some sort of barrier. I remembered this while I was talking to =sdoran88 a few days ago. We discussed the fact that I'm a nice, enthusiastic and helpful person - on the internet. It's who I really am. As soon as I step back into the real world, and need my social skills to get through, it's my autism that makes me seem like a an aggressive, selfish and uncaring loner that hates the world. That's the reason why I and many others get blamed, judged and misunderstood. We need to adjust to the world, because the world won't adjust to us. We can never be completely ourselves.

And before you think I'm wallowing in self-pity here; no, I'm not. It isn't like autism can't be handled, but realize that it can never be cured. Those with autism will have to live the rest of their lives with it. And there are always people who feel the way I've displayed in these two drawings.

Remember: autists have feelings and abilities like we all do. They aren't different from us. They are simply special.

And I'm proud of my autism at that.

Enjoy.

EDIT 7/17/2011: To everyone who commented and faved this piece, thank you very, very much. I never thought this drawing and its description would get so much attention, and I'm very happy to know people agree with me and even learn from my words.

These words were written two years ago, and looking back on what I said, I have to say it sounds kind of pessimistic. Nowadays, I would write something mostly different, but for you lovely people who recognize themselves and/or others in this, I'm leaving it up.

Again, THANK YOU!!!

Description
That's right, my little bubble.

Because, let's face it, my autism influences about 80% of my behavior in real life. I have my own personality, but when it comes to being social, you can tell 9 out of 10 times there is something special about me.

Even though I'm hardly bothered by people who blame, judge or misunderstand me at this moment, I know that there are many more people my age walking around on this globe with the exact same problem.

Right now, I'm doing pretty damn well outside the internet. I'm lucky that my life has taken a positive turn for the first time in a long while, but I can't help but think about those who are still stuck in their own bubble, wanting to escape from their trouble, pressure, complications, misunderstandings.

As with my previous autism-related drawing ([link] ) this one is dedicated to everyone with autism, regardless of which type they have. I'm sure that I'm not the only one feeling or having felt this way.

About the drawing itself: it's very similar to the other one, but I didn't intend to make it very different. On this one, the inside of the bubble is different, I added a tiny bit of smoke in the background, and on the left you see the gate to 'reality': life outside my bubble, the real life, filled with real people that might just do what I described in the picture itself. Which is why me and many others would rather stay in our bubbles, where we can do what we want. Problem is: we end up being pretty alone, seeing as we're the only ones in our own worlds we created to escape real life from.

Please also note that I made the barrier of the bubble bigger than the other one; the wall of autism is very, very hard to break through. For both sides. After all, autism is some sort of barrier. I remembered this while I was talking to =sdoran88 a few days ago. We discussed the fact that I'm a nice, enthusiastic and helpful person - on the internet. It's who I really am. As soon as I step back into the real world, and need my social skills to get through, it's my autism that makes me seem like a an aggressive, selfish and uncaring loner that hates the world. That's the reason why I and many others get blamed, judged and misunderstood. We need to adjust to the world, because the world won't adjust to us. We can never be completely ourselves.

And before you think I'm wallowing in self-pity here; no, I'm not. It isn't like autism can't be handled, but realize that it can never be cured. Those with autism will have to live the rest of their lives with it. And there are always people who feel the way I've displayed in these two drawings.

Remember: autists have feelings and abilities like we all do. They aren't different from us. They are simply special.

And I'm proud of my autism at that.

Enjoy.

EDIT 7/17/2011: To everyone who commented and faved this piece, thank you very, very much. I never thought this drawing and its description would get so much attention, and I'm very happy to know people agree with me and even learn from my words.

These words were written two years ago, and looking back on what I said, I have to say it sounds kind of pessimistic. Nowadays, I would write something mostly different, but for you lovely people who recognize themselves and/or others in this, I'm leaving it up.

Again, THANK YOU!!!