Dust
New Member
Hi everyone. I just joined and I'm not very good at introducing myself but I was wondering if I could share my Autism related experiences. I was diagnosed with Autism all the way back when I was still a kid in the second grade. Since then, I've been through a lot of things, mostly very bad things, and I have a lot to talk about when it comes to topics such as autism service providers and various other related things. I also like to make stop motion videos with matchbox cars and action figures. I have a YouTube channel that I upload my stop motion videos to and occasionally talk about the things I've gone through in my life related to my autism diagnosis. I have had many issues with certain autism service providers, and I have had the misfortune of being betrayed by some of them. I'm on the Autism Waiver in the area that I live in, but I have had a very poor experience with it. It's a long story and I finally felt that I had to talk about it. I recently spent somewhere around two hours recording a video of my thoughts on some of my experiences related to Autism, some of the service providers, and some other things. I don't know if uploading that video to YouTube was a mistake or not, but I had a lot to say and I couldn't hold back my feelings on the matter any longer. I also hope it somehow helps others who may be going through some of the same things I went through so maybe they won't have to suffer as much as I did. I just don't know if I did any good with it. It's essentially my first attempt at an autism discussion video. I want to share it with you, but I feel like I should ask for permission to share it because I personally feel like it could be somewhat controversial. I talk about how autism is treated in schools and how I feel about autism services and my concerns about mental health in general. My best guess is it would probably belong in the politics section, but I just want to be sure.
