I WAS A MIDDLE SCHOOLER ONCE, OKAY? I’M ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM AND DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH IT SUCKS TO CONSTANTLY STRUGGLE WITH READING SOCIAL SITUATIONS? EVERY D### DAY FELT LIKE WALKING INTO A WARZONE BLIND. AND TEENAGERS? DON’T EVEN START WITH ME. THEY DO THE MOST RIDICULOUS, STUPID S### AND THEN ACT LIKE THEY’RE SOME KIND OF GENIUSES. “NO OFFENSE” — YEAH, WELL GUESS WHAT? OFFENSE TAKEN. BECAUSE WHEN YOU’RE THE ONE WHO CAN’T GAUGE SOCIAL CUES AND YOU’RE GETTING SLAPPED IN THE FACE WITH EVERY “JOKE” OR “PRANK,” IT HURTS. IT FREAKING HURTS. AND THEN PEOPLE HAVE THE NERVE TO SAY “DON’T TAKE IT PERSONALLY”? HOW THE H### AM I SUPPOSED TO NOT TAKE IT PERSONALLY WHEN I’M THE ONE WHO GETS HUMILIATED AND CRUSHED EVERY SINGLE TIME? STOP ACTING LIKE IT’S NOTHING. IT’S NOT NOTHING. IT’S MY LIFE.