oh my gosh!!! i have said this so many times in my life!!!
"people think autism is rainman"
YES.
yes.
THEY HAVE NO OTHER UNDERSTANDING OF IT OUTSIDE OF THAT MOVIE.
and I don't mind the movie - because that was a representation of someone ON the spectrum! Just like the movie about Temple Grandin! Amazing people and that was THEIR story. But people just tried to lump it all together and label them with one broad stroke, and THAT is a huge disservice to the rest of the people on the spectrum!
There are many many different shades of it - and each presents so differently - especially across the gender divide. So many nuances - there is a REASON its called a spectrum disorder! LOLOL
Your comment is beautiful.
Sending a massive hug to you
❤️