Aspies For Freedom

As some of you may be aware, my family are extremely critical of my life, my work with AFF and my relationship with Amy. Since moving in with Amy we have both suffered from a lot of harrassment and libel by them. So far, they have made a false police report, posted our address to a missing persons forum, withheld my exam certificates and sent regular hatemail.

They have made claims that I am unable to count, cannot catch a bus (even though I take the bus into town for college on a regular basis) and portrayed me as helpless because of my "syndrome". They have suggested that even though I am opposed to a cure for autism I should receive one.

The latest piece of hatemail came from my grandmother. In this letter she claims that I can't possibly be happy with my life and makes very nasty personal comments, and criticises our views on AS - claiming that I would never have been able to communicate without speech therapy (which is something we are not opposed to - personally I am extremely grateful that I had speech therapy and would fight for any autistic/aspie who is being denied this therapy).

The police had to caution my father and brother for harrassment but I will have to arrange a restraining order against the rest of my family who have been involved with this persistent harrassment. I ask that anyone who is contacted by my family bear this in mind while communicating with them. I envy those who have decent parents. Don't take them for granted.

Woohoo, not having the exam certificates hasn't prevented me from applying for uni. I start the course in a few weeks.

Take that!

Congratulations!

I'm really pleased for you.

And I hope against hope that the unpleasant behaviour you've suffered will now cease forever and your family will now feel respect and admiration (as we all do) for you.

You have been invaluable in creating a space here where those of us who have failed to 'fit in' elsewhere can be ourselves and be respected for who we are, rather than vilified for who we aren't.

For those of you with awful relationships with natural parents:
Thanks to the sterling efforts of Gareth and Amy in creating this community there are plenty of us older ladies here who would happily step in as 'cyber-mums' and will dispense congratulations and beam proudly upon the efforts of you younger 'cyber-sons' and 'cyber-daughters'!

That's what every abusive family tells the one who tries to escape their abuse.