I am very protective of my little brother. I have autism and he does too, along with ADHD. He's  a lot younger--I  am a sophomore in high school and he's entering the second grade. He's  getting to the age where I started to really have problems in school and that makes me even more protective.

I've written about it before, but at his age, I really struggled with teachers and peers  understanding that my issues were centered around understanding and communication and not just "behaviors." I had a hard time keeping friends for a lot of the same reasons.  Read more...