An Open Letter to the Autistic Streamer Community

Hello,

My name is Joshua Kupka, I am 20 years old, I am from St. Louis, Missouri and I have Autism, more specifically I have Asperger's Syndrome. For the last 8 years since my diagnosis I have hid it with shame. I never wanted anyone to think differently of me because of this label. I hate the stigma around Autism and the Negative Connotation around the term “Autistic” that the internet has used harmfully for years and it scared me to reveal my diagnosis to anyone let alone put the information on the internet. …