OMFG THAT IS HOW I AM TOO!!! I can't care for a child at all. I once had to babysit this little boy, and I had no clue how to do it whatsoever. It was so bad that my mom had to come in and help me. I mean, the boy was a good kid and everything, but I just didn't know what to do, you know? Like... do I play with the kid? What? Just different things really caused me so much anxiety. I was getting paid to look after the kid though, so I got my money for it. *shrug* I think for me, it's mostly because I'm a kid myself. Kids are often attracted to me at times because I guess I have that child-like charm about me or something. Like today, this little boy was telling me about his gummy candy he got at the grocery store. XD I don't like it when they scream or cry either.
I know exactly how you feel. I'm usually very sympathetic of others. I feel bad about a lot of things that happen. I'm also very open and don't care whether someone is gay or muslim or anything. As long as they aren't some raging asshole, I'll get along with them. I know someone who worked with ASD kids too, and he used to be my best friend. He was also a member of PC, but I'm not saying any names. Anyway, I told him I had autism... and he started treating me differently. It was more negative because he would nitpick every little thing I said and twist my words too. He called autism a disease and all that shit. It pissed me off. I left PC for a while after that, and I came back... he was gone. So, I've been here ever since. I've mentioned having autism a few times here too, and I haven't had anyone jump on me about it.
Anyway, I have to ask you this but... what are some traits I should focus on in terms of Autism for my character? :/ I want to make her autism apparent, but I don't want it to seem like it's severe. ><