Serran (14) on her experiences with autism.

Autism
Have you ever wondered what it is like to have autism…? There is over 16 million people worldwide with autism some are more serious and some is unnoticeable, but have you ever met someone with autism?

You probably have after someone told you or you met someone with a high level of autism, but autism is not often seen at a young ag. This is due to what it does to a child most autistic children have to face high rates of bullying, research shows up to 99% experience this and this leads to low esteem anxiety and readjusting to go to school.

I believe that autism does give a unique characteristic, but I find having autism very challenging. I have faced at school includes sensory overload especially in noisy disruptive classes.

There are also overwhelming social demands, autism can be mistaken for so much especially in public. Autistic meltdowns can be seen as a spoiled child this is because of sensory issues such as texture, smell and sound.

Autism is so invisible when you're not born, with a high level of it.
The effect of autism is stimming social communication, social interaction, sensory processing, behaviour patterns and masking. You might see people or friends who relate to social sensory and behaviour struggles.

Lastly autism also involves how a person thinks, you may have intense focus on specific topics or interests, this is called hyper focusing on a topic that someone will remember in detail.
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Now you know what it is like with autism
Thank you
Written by Serran aged 14 years old