struggle because of it . It has not only taught me struggle though , it has also taught me strength and sensitivity and a different perspective of the world .
There is no cure for autism , no medication , and no way of changing one ’ s neurotype . Accommodations can be made to help an autistic person , or the autistic person can learn or be trained to mask or camouflage their autistic traits that society finds bothersome . There is no simple way to describe what autism is because it would be like me writing about the entirety of human nature in under 500 words . Just like no Allistic person is like another Allistic person , no autistic person is going to be like another autistic person . The one thing I want people to take from this
article is that you should listen to autistic people and respect the individual .
Bart Vulliamy is a self-taught photographic artist from East Vancouver , British columbia , Canada . He is autistic and has had a lifelong struggle with anxiety disorders .
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