Love, Growth and Autism

 Another week, another super interesting interview. When I had started this series, there was a huge part of me that felt I will not be able to continue it beyond 5 interviews. I would either get bored, or wouldn't get anyone to speak to, or both, or something else. Well, this is the 5th interview, so wish me luck :p Aniket was the first adult autistic person that I spoke to, more than a year ago, in one of the whatsapp groups. Back then, I was really struggling with one of the kids scratching me. They would scratch for anything and everything. Feeling happy, scratch mumma, feeling upset scratch mumma, thirsty, hungry, sleepy, you guessed it, scratch mumma. I used to joke that I am a victim of child abuse, as in my child is abusing me! But underneath the humor, I was losing my shit, little by little, with every single scratch. I started dreading physical contact with my child, and the only time I would feel comfortable going near him was when he was asleep. I would often get so irr...

 Next up on the 50 Shades of Autism series, we have another young and brilliant mind, Rohan. I was quite excited about this interview, because this was only the second time that I was interviewing a young adult who got diagnosed as a kid. I feel early diagnoses can give the person and advantage to grow up more like themselves, rather than trying to fit in and be more like others. Rohan seems like that. I would highly recommend all the readers to check out Rohan's blog - The Fast Entertainer , especially if you are a car lover.  So without further ado, lets get into it. M: Would you like to introduce yourself in your own words? R: Hi, I am Rohan Dixit. I am a writer, blogger and photographer who documents the world of cars, especially supercars. I have my own website called The Fast Entertainer where you can see the blogs I write and a gallery of some of my best photographed cars. M: So, let's start at the very beginning. Can we tell me a bit more about your childhood? R: I had...