Autism and right and wrong

Rosie Weldon's autistic life
4 min readNov 4, 2023

I have a very strong sense of wanting to know right from wrong and act upon this.

[Written in 2020]

I have been told before that I try to be ‘too equal’ and try too hard to do the ‘right thing’. I am black and white when it comes to right and wrong and leave little to no room for any grey area in between.

This is common in a lot of autistic people (not all) that have a very strong sense of right and wrong and can’t cope when that line is crossed. I think this stems from our need for rules and boundaries. An action should or should…

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Rosie Weldon's autistic life

I share my autistic life openly and honestly online. I share the challenges and triumphs of living and working as an autistic adult.