The Bride Test

My last book I will read as a 20 year old! Tomorrow I turn 21! (a very not important age in Australia as 18 is the legal age to drink here so no I will not be getting crazy drunk lol)

I liked this book but wasn't that connected to it. A little unrealistic at times :/

I finally read a book about an autistic character! I have autism (I don't think I mentioned that before) and I suffer through the same things as the dude in this book did (yes I already forgot his name).
I can't touch people and they can't touch me.
I can't detect sarcasm all the time.
I have sensory issues like getting anxious because of loud sounds, I have misophonia which means I hate sound lol, I hate textures, i hate some body movements.

People often label me as a non verbal autistic person but no! I have a seperate problem called selective mutism and that's the reason why I haven't spoken in 20 years, not because of autism! I am on the high functioning end of the spectrum so I'm lucky compared to most but the fight is real. My mutism is what hinders my everyday life so yes I could maybe function in society with my autism, I can't with my mutism so my life has no many options, no future basically.
This book has brought up a lot and I've had to think about my own autism and how I am ashamed to say I have it. We are normal people but every body sees us as dumb, lesser, weird.
I can't wait to read this authors other books!