Image: 3 Panels.

1st panel: Little kid with teary eyes looking up at adult saying, “So all those behaviors I was punished for as a kid were just autistic traits?”

2nd: Adult looking down at kid with a compassionate expression, saying, “Yeah, and those traits don’t make you a bad person.”

3rd: Adult is lovingly hugging the kid, while kid seems to be taking a moment to process.