FRIENDSHIPS

TODAY'S POST IS ABOUT BEING A FRIEND.  I HAVE A BEST FRIEND NAMED FOX.  WE BOTH HAVE AUTISM AND ARE NON VERBAL.  WE BOTH TALK WITH LETTERS.  WE ACCEPT EACH OTHER FOR WHO WE ARE.  I VALUE MY FRIENDSHIP WITH FOX.  WE CAN TALK ABOUT ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING.  WE HAVE FUN TOGETHER.  WE HAVE THE SAME INTERESTS BUT ALSO DIFFERENT INTERESTS.  FRIENDS ACCEPT EACH OTHER FOR WHO THEY ARE AND SUPPORT EACH OTHER.  IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE FRIENDS.  PEOPLE THINK AUTISTICS DON'T NEED FRIENDS OR THAT THEY DON'T WANT FRIENDS,  THIS IS NOT TRUE.  WE ARE HUMAN JUST LIKE THE REST OF US.  TO THINK DIFFERENT IS AWFUL.  A PERSON IS NOT HAPPY TO BE ALONE AND TO THINK AUTISTICS LIKE TO BE ALONE IS WRONG.  A PERSON NEEDS COMPANIONSHIP IN THEIR LIFE.  AUTISTICS NEED FRIENDS.  IT MAY SEEM LIKE THEY ARE NOT INTERESTED IN PEOPLE  BUT YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT WE OBSERVE DIFFERENT THAN OTHERS,  WE ARE STILL HUMAN AND NEED HUMAN CONTACT.