What you see in the title is something that someone I grew up with said about my autism.
I was reminded of this when I saw something just now.
A lot of people still think autism is interchangeable with being mentally handicapped. And some extremely stupid people think it’s something you can “beat” like it’s some sort of affliction that destroys families.
Autism speaks is one such organization that says it’s like that last part.
I don’t know how to define autism and neither do 100% of autism specialists I’ve spoken to
This is just me venting about people who don’t get it and refuse to learn each case of autism is unique
My sister thinks this way. It’s possible that she just has a lot fewer impairments than other people, and that makes it easier for her to pass. I try to convey that what might be easy for her could be incredibly difficult for other people.