My apologies- to clarify my sympathy was about being treated as needing medication for your ability to see the world differently.

Thank you for the info dump actually! I’m also autistic and getting to learn about how you experience, process and approach things has been enlightening and fascinating (in a respectful, peer-to-peer way of course).

There is certainly something to be said for both finding you’re not alone in a unique situation, and learning to embrace the way you are to navigate a better life. It’s awesome that you did all that for your kids too; they’re very lucky.