Good morning. If this story was in your library then you probably just got a ton of notifications of each chapter being republished and for that, I'm sorry.
I woke up this morning to some comments that broke me and led me to taking it down all together with a plan to abandon it completely. But in talking to a couple friends from here, I reposted it. (I haven't deleted the comments the person made, but may end up doing so. Should you see them, please DON'T attack them. Those who know me so well on here know that I am NOT about that. I've been blocked so I can't even respond).
Something that I've learned in my fifteen years of experiencing autism as a parent is that the title is incredibly correct: Autism Spectrum Disorder. It is indeed a spectrum and no two people are alike in how they experience it and how they come to handle it, nor are the families surrounding them.
As you all know, I live this life. My fifteen year old has autism, ADHD and a tic disorder. While he is verbal, my twelve year old with Down Syndrome and autism is non verbal. A lot of the bits and pieces, moments that I include come from our real life (obviously outside of the fanfic situation). We've had several rough moments this week within our family so, to be told that the main character, AnnaBelle, believes her son to be a burden, destroyed me. Being told that I was going to be judged severely on how I portray autism because they are autistic made me believe that my story doesn't matter. I've seen stories be pulled from Wattpad because of readers not agreeing with what has been written, and I don't want to see that happen.
I shouldn't have to apologize for portraying aspects of my own life and how those moments feel by way of writing a story . But, if you live this life in any way and feel that I have been unfair, please tell me. But with the same respect, please know that we are all different as are our lives and experiences with autism.
I want to continue this story, but honestly, it may just end here.
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This Is Us
FanfictionAnnaBelle is trying to be the best possible mother she can be to her six year old son, Walker. Life isn't easy for Walker Baxter. Diagnosed at the young age of two with autism, he sees the world very differently from the rest of those around him. ...
