Personal Narrative: My Brother With Autism

Ever since my twin brother and I were born, we’ve always done everything together. For most of my childhood, I was usually the one to look out for him and keep track of him. When my brother, Ryan, was diagnosed with autism, it changed everything of how my parents raised him and how we learned from him. Autism is a mental condition that consists of difficulty communicating and forming relationships. Throughout our childhood, I would always be asked by people if he was ok, or if something was wrong with him. This was a huge challenge because I would have to tell people the same explanation about why he isn’t like other people or why he doesn’t perform daily activities like normal people. There were a few times where I had to stand up for him, cause they would take his mental disorder as an advantage to make fun of him.

Throughout elementary school, even into high school, I have grown more proud of having Ryan as a brother with autism. Just because he’s different, doesn’t change my love for him at all. I have learned a lot about myself by having him as a brother, …show more content…
After growing up with Ryan, and helping him throughout the years, it made me want to help other people with disabilities like him. Money is a thing with college that kind of scares me, cause my family doesn’t have all the money in the world. I believe that kindness and respect are important things to have in college, because it helps you get ready for the real world when you have different encounters. I realize that I may come across people that I don’t like or care for in college, but you at least have to treat them with respect at the end of the day. It’s important to get to know people and to not assume who they are before judging them. College is filled with many types of people from all sorts of backgrounds and cultures, and it’s good to know where people have