I found out something interesting when my mother was visiting -- apparently I started drawing (not just scribbling, but focusing for long periods of time and drawing) at 15 months old. I am guessing that is an "autistic thing." A lot of autistics start doing things early/late. Art is one of my biggest talents. Great news is that my mother's ( Read more... )

I just got back last night from spending a week in a (very bad) psych ward. My brother and I got into a fight and he was following me around telling me how worthless I was and how I belonged in a psych ward; I started crying, rocking, covering my ears and saying I would either run away or kill myself because I couldn't live with him. My mother ( Read more... )