An Autistic Author

Jacob here again, story time is over and it's time to talk about where I am, how I'm currently feeling about this job, and why I'm leaving. Over in the UK, where the main author of this blog is from, ABA is banned as a form of child abuse. When I learned I was getting this job and excitedly told my friend I'd be helping autistic kids, I was stunned to find out he wasn't excited about me. After learning how the UK classified it, I looked deep into this for a bit. I needed to make money, but I wasn't going to participate in child abuse. I had 6 weeks of paid training, so I decided to keep researching, keep learning and see what happened. 

Hey, this is Jacob, I've contributed before to the politics and ADHD blogs, but this is a first for me. I do NOT have autism (that I'm aware of). I've had some suspicions in the past, but even if I do ADHD rules my life far more than any symptoms that make me consider Autism. Nevertheless, it has become a strong part of my life. About a year ago, my son was diagnosed. We knew he had ADHD already, but he was far from what I've dealt with and there seemed to be more issues than just ADHD.