So I used to rock back and forth a bit when I was a kid but people would say I looked stupid so I stopped a long time ago. Now days I'm trying to not stop myself from doing what feels comfortable to me. My mom, who I still live with, saw me rocking a lot when she picked me up from work. She freaked out and told me I shouldn't do that because 'its not appropriate' or 'people will think I look stupid'. She says she's saying these things because she loves me and doesn't want people to think I'm stupid. I told her that I didn't care and that I just wanted to be myself. I said that I used to do this when I was younger and she said ‘well not that much!’. She thinks I'm putting on an act cause I've been reading more about autism lately. This really bothered me cause I thought she'd be supportive and let me do what feels good.