User blog comment:UnderAPineapple/I Survived and You Can Too: My Story/@comment-27429004-20171119003439

Wow. Just wow. This speech made my day. As a person with high-functioning autism, I too had suffered from suicidal thoughts. I would never fit in with my peers until the eight grade where I finally came out of my shell. I never wanted to be labeled as "Autistic" just because of my disability. Despite making new friends, getting good grades, and changing the way I acted around others as a whole, I was still labeled as "Autistic". With me being labeled, my speech impediment, and me feeling isolated by my family, I was thinking about ending my life. But then I thought, "what's the point? I'm throwing away all of the potential and the opportunities to improve in life, for nothing?" Society acts in different ways, and you and I blend into it in our unique ways. Never listen to others downgrading or making you feel bad. They will be the ones regretting their life decisions, you will not.

To have the courage to post this on a page where people are accepting and loving, along with your friends and family, is just heartbreaking to me. I have shared my story before, and my friends were grateful and astonished on my improvement and the way I have transformed from today to when I was five. But I would NEVER had the courage to share my story on one of my favorite sites to visit. From what I have read about in your blogs, you have a very interesting sense of humor and interests. You are a great man, with a great life ahead of you. And sharing your story will make your life even better.

Lots of respect to you Pineapple.