Since a young age, I've had high-functioning autism. But during my childhood and adolescence, society didn't know how to make any sense of it. So my parents just assumed I was "spoiled" and "difficult."

This was the first op-ed piece I wrote about grappling with autism as a kid/teen:

https://medium.com/perceive-more/autistic-every-day-of-my-life-cfc960d52402?sk=7a953e716eec00ed20b16a8f5296f9b5