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I wish I wasn’t autistic but society needs us

From friendships to schoolwork, autism has impacted almost every aspect of my life. But it has its unique advantages

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‘Even though I’m on the high-functioning end of the spectrum, I would gladly take a cure for autism if one existed’  Credit: Rii Schroer
Annabel Fenwick Elliott

I’ve got a problem with my brain that is bad for me but good for society at large...

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