@theautisticcoach
Getting bullied led to me staying home more and getting really good at computers and video games; intensified masking to the point where it was probably making things worse (for a while I tried to dress like the rich kid douchenozzles who picked on me, and no it did not convince them to accept me); and boxing lessons after the time I was physically beaten up. After I made sure everyone knew about boxing though they never bothered me again, at least not to my face. That was middle school. In high school I started dressing anti-nazi punk (think Sid Vicious look, Dead Kennedys attitude plus skateboarding) and that mostly scared the usual assholes away but led to me being threatened and chased by actual nazis. Sadly, only learning self defense was effective, though I realize that isn’t an option for all of us. @actuallyautistic