Autonomy

All of us are finally at a point where we are voicing our opinions. That means that we can kind of take control of our lives if we are heard by our parents. And there’s the rub…

All our lives before spelling we couldn’t dictate our needs and wants. Thus, our parents had to decide everything; and that became habit. It’s hard to break old habits that have become deeply entrenched. But parents must change their way of thinking, even though change is hard.

I am tired of being forced into doing things. I am incredibly intelligent, and my dream is to find a way of using that intelligence. I want to go to college. I want to feel proud of myself. I want to be a person of achievement, who should be allowed autonomy. I don’t want to just be disabled, and spend my life in programs for the disabled.

I want to be who I would have been if autism hadn’t happened.