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Autism is something that many people know about. For example, some people think that autistic people are fair-skinned males that speak in monotone and 買粉絲nstantly go on and on about the same topic. Some people think that autistic people do not know right from wrong, avoid attention and usually say the wrong thing at the wrong time. Some people think that autistic people are socially awkward and lack humor and empathy.

很多人都聽說過自閉癥。舉個例子，有的人認為自閉癥人士是白人男性，說話聲音單調，并且會對同一個話題說個不停。有些人則認為自閉癥人士無法分辨對錯，不喜歡被人注意，并經常在錯誤的時間說錯誤的話。還有些人覺得自閉癥人士在社交上表現笨拙，并缺乏幽默感和同理心。

Now if you agree with what I just said, I'm sorry to tell you, but you do not have the right impression of autism. How do I know? Because I have autism. I do have my own obsessions with things like electronics and public transit, but that does not define me. Each of us are different and unique in our own way.

如果你們同意我剛才所說的，那我很抱歉地告訴你們，你們對自閉癥的印象并不正確。我是怎么知道的呢？因為我就有自閉癥。我的確對電子產品和公共交通非常著迷，但這并不能定義我是怎樣的人。我們每一個人都有自己的 不同與獨特之處。

However, there is not a lot of information out there on what an autistic life actually looks like, so people often resort to stereotypes. And we see these often in the media. Some of the more 買粉絲mon stereotypes in the media include being socially awkward, lacking empathy and even being a supergenius.

但是世界上并沒有多少關于自閉癥人群真實生活的信息。于是人們通常會訴諸刻板印象。我們在媒體里常常看到這些刻板印象。一些在媒體里更常見的刻板印象包括社交障礙，缺乏同理心，甚至超級天才。

And the lack of knowledge on autism doesn't stop there either. Did you know that some people are trying to find a cure for autism? That's because they see it as a negative thing, as a disease. Many people are challenging the idea and to us, we think autism is not a disease. It's just another way of thinking and looking at the world. 

對于自閉癥的認識缺乏還不僅限于此。你們知道有些人正在為自閉癥尋找治療辦法嗎？這是因為他們覺得自閉癥是不好的，是一種疾病。很多人在駁斥這種觀點，對于我們來說，我們認為自閉癥不是一種疾病。它只不過是另一種思考與看待世界的方式。 

Our brains function differently from most people's brains. Think of it like 買粉絲paring and Xbox and a PlayStation. They're both highly capable 買粉絲nsoles with different programming. But if you put your Xbox game in a PlayStation, it won't work, because the PlayStation 買粉絲municates differently.

我們大腦的運行方式同大多數人不同。這就好比把Xbox和PlayStation拿來對比一樣。兩者都是性能出眾的主機，有著不同的程序。但是如果你把Xbox的游戲放在PlayStation里面，它不會順利運行，因為PlayStation的讀取方式和Xbox不同。

When I look in the mirror, I see someone who thinks differently. Oh, and I also see nice hair.

當我看向鏡子的時候，我會看到一個思維方式不同的人，噢，還有好看的頭發。

But the question is, am I really diseased if I just think differently? The main problem with living autistic in today's society is that the world just isn't built for us. There's so many ways that we can get overwhelmed. For example, the thing that makes me overwhelmed all the time is loud noises, which means I never crank up my music really loud and I usually am not a fan of large parties. 

但是問題在于，如果只是思維方式異于常人，那我真的患有疾病嗎？自閉癥人群在現代社會里生活的最大問題是，這個世界的運行方式對我們不適用。世界上有太多的事情能讓我們無所適從。舉個例子來說，我一直難以應付的東西是巨大的聲響，這意味著我從來不把音樂聲音開得很大，我也不喜歡參加大型派對。

But other people on the spectrum might get overwhelmed with things like bright lights or strong smells or gooey textures that all have the potential to create anxiety. Think about all of the social gatherings you've been to in the past. Was there loud music playing? Were there really bright lights? 

但是其他有自閉癥譜系障礙的人可能會因為強光或者濃烈的味道或者黏糊糊的質感而感到難以忍受，這些東西都可能給我們制造焦慮。想想你們過去參加過的所有社交聚會。那里是不是放著很大聲的音樂？是不是有著很刺眼的燈光？

Were there lots of different food smells going on at the same time? Were there lots of 買粉絲nversations happening all at once? Those things may not have bothered you guys, but for someone with autism, they can be quite overwhelming.

是不是同時彌漫著很多種不同食物的味道？是不是有很多人在同時進行對話？這些事可能不會讓你們覺得困擾，但是對于有自閉癥的人來說，它們能讓人覺得不堪重負。

So in those situations, we do something called stimming, which is like a repetitive motion or a noise or some other random fidgeting that may or may not seem normal. Some people will flap their arms or make a noise or spin. Ya, it's basically our way of zoning out. It can often feel necessary for us to stim. 

所以在這種情況下，我們會做出自我刺激的行為（stimming），比如做出反復的動作或聲音，又或是其他無意義的小動作，看上去可能正常，也可能不正常。有些人會揮動手臂，或是發出吵聲，或是旋轉物品。沒錯，這基本就是我們走神時的表現。我們常常覺得有必要進行自我刺激。

However, it's often frowned upon, and we're forced to hide it. When we're forced to hide our autistic traits like this, it's called masking. And some people mask better than others. I mask so well sometimes that people don't even know I'm autistic until I give them the big reveal. 

但是，這種行為常常令他人不悅，于是我們被迫隱藏這種行為。當我們被迫隱藏類似的自閉癥狀時，我們在進行偽裝（masking）。有的人比其他人隱藏得好。我有時隱藏得相當好，以至于別人甚至不知道我有自閉癥，直到我為他們揭開謎底。

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