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I am a minor (maybe) living with autism, but my parents won't believe me. I can't do much about it. What can I do?
Autism Support / by confid
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 July 30th, 2025
...See more I'm not sure how to explain this, but my parents refuse to acknowledge I have any form of autism since I am "too smart to have autism" or something. I'm only a minor, and I'm restricted to the things I truly can do. It's hard for me to get through everything, as I maybe have either Asperger's or something farther from that since social conversations are hard to initiate and I delve into too obscure topics. I am a big tech nerd and I always check the latest software and gadgets, and I love computer science class. However, entering class, I feel so restrained. They aren't teaching what I want to be taught. We're learning block coding while I'm already line-by-line coding. It holds me back, and I just can't anymore. I'm stuck. I want to go higher, but I just have to hope I get into G&T. I hope it'll bring me somewhere higher on the computer science hierarchy. It's really annoying, and since I love tech, it brings me away from others. Nobody wants to talk about Postgre or React.js, it's so lonely. I can't even anymore.  My parents don't understand. My dad is probably so disappointed I'm not like those kids who play football and it's just a kid who's trying to cope. I found everyone I need online, they believe me, but my parents don't know. I don't want them to know. I want them to know I'm struggling, but how? Just... how?
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