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Adult Diagnosis (Orion’s Story)

My Friend Autism

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The Importance of Being Good at What You Love

Autism is not a disease. You can't be cured. It's born as an autistic person and you die an autistic person. As you get older, you become more autistic. So really, having a diagnosis is actually even more helpful than it would be if you did it earlier in life. Even though I've had the opportunity to work in jobs that are things that I love and I'm good at, it doesn't mean that I haven't had issues in workplaces. This is one of those things where I'd say, okay, you can say how you've made it this far, but no, hang on. If you are not doing what you are good at as a job

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