One way to tell who your REAL friends are is by how they relate not only to you but also to people who are close to you.
You have an autistic brother. Autism is surely a challenge to those who are autistic trying to navigate among a world of people with social rules they lack the innate ability to understand, but you already know this. Now it is time for you to help your brother teach about this to your friends.
Check this out, although it sounds like it doesn't apply to you directly: http://www.autreat.com/dont_mourn.html
Jim Sinclair wrote that essay primarily in response to parents who found themselves with an autistic child, but I think it applies to any person who is an outsider to autism. Perhaps if you print that out and share it with your friends, after they have met your brother, they will have a better understanding of some of his struggles. Perhaps you will as well.
I'm embarassed of my autistic brother
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One way to tell who your REAL friends are is by how they relate not only to you but also to people who are close to you.
You have an autistic brother. Autism is surely a challenge to those who are autistic trying to navigate among a world of people with social rules they lack the innate ability to understand, but you already know this. Now it is time for you to help your brother teach about this to your friends.
Check this out, although it sounds like it doesn't apply to you directly: http://www.autreat.com/dont_mourn.html
Jim Sinclair wrote that essay primarily in response to parents who found themselves with an autistic child, but I think it applies to any person who is an outsider to autism. Perhaps if you print that out and share it with your friends, after they have met your brother, they will have a better understanding of some of his struggles. Perhaps you will as well.
I hope this helps.