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I have avoided posting in this thread because I had very limited interactions with you Anna. I thought that meant I didn't have anything to contribute. I've decided that maybe I do have something to contribute because I don't have any personal involvement.
I am not on the spectrum, however I am integrated from having DID. Can't count the number of times I've run across people on line who claimed to have alters, who were lying. It angered me no end. Realistically or not I felt it took something away from me, diminished what happened to me and what it took for me to recover. I felt like they were seeking attention by "faking." I was not able to understand that their attention seeking was, possibly, a cry for help. So I understand why people are angry about Anna claiming to be autistic.
At the same time I have to admire Anna for having the courage to "fess up" to what she did. Is there a way that we can acknowledge and accept the anger and pain of those who were hurt by this without slamming Anna? I'm in absolutely no way saying what Anna did was okay. It was not. Can members find a way to heal and move forward from this?
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