Ethan Wakeman, 11

Riya Chinni

“There’s a lot of stereotypes (about autism). It’s just like if you really have autism, then you’re just really shy and you don’t talk that much and obviously, I’m the exact opposite… I can see (autism) is really hard for anyone to understand. I mean, it’s even hard for me—even having it. It’s even hard for me to explain what exactly I’m struggling with. People say the only people that understand autism is the ones who have it, and I do understand it, but it’s hard to explain.”

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Ethan Wakeman, 11

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