This guest post is by Dallas Bordelon, a young man who is diagnosed with autism and will attend the University of Colorado. Dallas is applying for the Spring 2025 Making a Difference Autism Scholarship via the nonprofit KFM Making a Difference started by me, Kerry Magro. I was nonverbal till 2.5 and diagnosed with autism at 4, and you can read more about my organization here. Autistics on Autism: Stories You Need to Hear About What Helped Them While Growing Up and Pursuing Their Dreams, our nonprofit’s new book, was released on March 29, 2022, on Amazon here for our community to enjoy featuring the stories of 100 autistic adults.
Friendship is a feeling of love and affection toward another person. The feeling of love has to be reciprocated; otherwise, a friendship can’t be possible. Friendships do not exist when tastes, feelings, and sentiments are not similar.
The famous Bacon warned us of friendships between a rich and a poor person. Economic disparity damages friendships. We can all see the sincerity of a friend during times of hardship and trouble. Only a sincere and faithful friend will be by our side during those times.
Money is the enemy of friendship. Borrowing or lending money to a friend can be a great risk. Friendships can be affected, so it is good to avoid loaning or borrowing money from your friends.
Respect is another element that can break a friendship. Everyone must have self-respect for each other. When a person tries to criticize their friend, their friendship is affected.
Some hypocrites try to be friends. They are more dangerous than declaring enemies. By telling us soft words, they bring danger to us.
My friend has a charming personality and possesses a brilliant mind. She has qualities that attract others to her. She knows how to speak very politely to others. She has the art of winning others over. She is always ready to help others in any situation. She is always there, no matter what the situation is. She has been my friend since elementary school. She motivates me to be a better person every day. Jennifer asks me to do things I don’t want to do. We may have other friends in our circle, but the bond we share is like that of a brother and sister.
Jennifer has seen me grow as well. She always laughs at me because I am the happy-go-lucky type. I am the type that needs a push to try new things. Jennifer pushes me to try new things in life and not to be afraid.
We know a lot of people in our lives, but not all are our friends. A friend is a person who understands you more than you understand yourself. A friend is a precious gift in life. A friend is someone who enjoys and helps you, someone who understands you.
Good friends should be chosen carefully because good friends lead us on a good path in life, whereas bad friends may spoil our lives by leading us down a bad path we don’t want to go down.
The main goal in friendship is enjoying mutual communication, spending time together. Friends enjoy socializing together and mutually improving themselves.
Good friends are the ones you can rely on. In friendship, you need to be open to new ideas. The friend you choose should be honest and trustworthy.
Friendship is a hard thing. It isn’t something you learn in school. If you haven’t learned the meaning of friendship, you haven’t learned anything. Friendships have meaning for us, such as relieving stress levels, improving our self-confidence, and helping us become healthier.
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My name is Kerry Magro, a professional speaker and best-selling author who is also on the autism spectrum. I started the nonprofit KFM Making a Difference in 2011 to help students with autism receive scholarship aid to pursue post-secondary education. Help support me so I can continue to help students with autism go to college by making a tax-deductible donation to our nonprofit here.
Autistics on Autism: Stories You Need to Hear About What Helped Them While Growing Up and Pursuing Their Dreams was released on March 29, 2022 on Amazon here for our community to enjoy featuring the stories of 100 autistic adults. 100% of the proceeds from this book will go back to our nonprofit to support initiatives like our autism scholarship program. In addition, this autistic adult’s essay you just read will be featured in a future volume of this book as we plan on making this into a series of books on autistic adults.
