Does anyone here feel they have been robbed of a normal life?

I do, autism has stopped me from doing so many things that neurotypical people seem to do.

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  • I don't. I admit I have been very lucky in my life. I have had issues with anxiety since forever but I know other people, NT and ASD who have far greater problems. Yes, some people seem to breeze through life but that's just the way it is. And sometimes those same people do run into problems and they're not equipped to deal with them.

    I said in a reply to another thread that knowing I was ASD earlier in my life may have made a difference, but in truth, it may not have changed a thing about how I chose to be.

    Unsurprisingly I'm not great at relating to other people, so don't take anything I say as anything other than my experience. I'm certainly not trying to deny your experience.

  • I would add that it has held me back in my career from both failing interviews and losing jobs because of social difficulties which seem to be more important to employers than qualifications, skills and intelligence put together

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