1) What's a 'normal' life anyway? If you said 'typical' then maybe it means I haven't had a 'typical' life, but then to me typical = boring so I probably wouldn't want that anyway.
2) How could I be 'robbed'? That implies there was something i had but it was taken from me - I've always been autistic, so I'd say I never had a 'normal' life ahead of me anyway.
Have I had a difficulties in my life? Yes - but so have non-autistic people
Have I had happiness in my life? Yes
Have I had a better life than other people? Yes and no - I've had a better life than some autistic and non-autistic people and a more challenging life than others
You get the life you get, what you do with it and how you feel about it is up to you.
autism has stopped me from doing so many things that neurotypical people seem to do
Has 'autism' stopped you, or has the lack of accommodation by the NT world stopped you?
Has it actually stopped you, or has it just made it more difficult?
How can you know what kind of a life you would have had if you weren't autistic?
I know the above probably sounds trite, glib, dismissive etc. - it's not intended to be hurtful, it's just the world view I've developed through the trials and tribulations of 48 years on this planet.
1) What's a 'normal' life anyway? If you said 'typical' then maybe it means I haven't had a 'typical' life, but then to me typical = boring so I probably wouldn't want that anyway.
2) How could I be 'robbed'? That implies there was something i had but it was taken from me - I've always been autistic, so I'd say I never had a 'normal' life ahead of me anyway.
Have I had a difficulties in my life? Yes - but so have non-autistic people
Have I had happiness in my life? Yes
Have I had a better life than other people? Yes and no - I've had a better life than some autistic and non-autistic people and a more challenging life than others
You get the life you get, what you do with it and how you feel about it is up to you.
autism has stopped me from doing so many things that neurotypical people seem to do
Has 'autism' stopped you, or has the lack of accommodation by the NT world stopped you?
Has it actually stopped you, or has it just made it more difficult?
How can you know what kind of a life you would have had if you weren't autistic?
I know the above probably sounds trite, glib, dismissive etc. - it's not intended to be hurtful, it's just the world view I've developed through the trials and tribulations of 48 years on this planet.
