Blessings Of Autism

Autism is a gift. There are seven reasons why it's a gift and they all correlate together exceptionally well. I feel compassion for all humankind that have been hurt and that have been oppressed, but not only that, I feel compassion for the disenfranchised and people in general. I feel this way because I have autism and I know what it feels like to be hurt but I also know what it feels like to be loved. I also feel like it's a gift because people cheer harder for me to do well in sports when I'm the only person with differing abilities in the group. Even if I finish dead last or finish somewhere in the middle, every piece of just being out there and being active is a victory. I feel like it's a gift because I can touch people's lives in ways that no one else can. For example, I have the effect of touching all sorts of individual's lives around town and being lovable towards them that has them thinking of autism and differing abilities in an extremely different way. I can show not only compassion but being a model citizen in ways that no one else can and share ideas to bounce off that come hard for others. Another reason is being uninhibited in nature can create interesting conversations and can create an inner peace for trying new things and sharing lives in ways that seem kind of outside of the norm. I feel like one of the reasons why I'm so beloved at Christian activities is because I have an exuberance that is so free-spirited that it doesn't come naturally to most people. And then there is the fact that I can have power to change the world which can become from being a leader and continue to strive to be an excellent person with great boundaries. I can change the world just by being me and by sharing my testimony, whether faith-based or not, as to how autism is using me to empower others. And it helps me with school, oddly enough. Autism helps me hyper-focus to the point where I'm doing almost as well as most of my family members in college and to the point where when I'm studying, as long as I'm in a quiet enough place, I'm in the proverbial zone and can ration out hours of studying on end. That is yet another reason why autism is a gift. And the final reason and the most obvious one, you never know whose life is going to be affected by it, and thus as somebody who has the capability to live a strong, independent, honorable, model citizen life, there is a lot to be said for autism not ruining my outlook and not using it as an excuse, because that is honorable and, for many people, inspirational. Having the best outlook on autism and how it is a blessing, not a curse or something to have as a crutch helps people out. It helps parents out, it helps siblings out, and it helps teachers out. A whole world is waiting to get my abilities untapped. Why not have autism as one of the best ways to do that? Because, after all, autism is a gift. Stay tuned for the next item from the AutBott: what it means to be selfful as an perfectionist individual with autism.