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Autism is a real disability to some,,,,,,, are you such a person ?

aidie

sayings like , "autism is a superpower" or "autism isn't a disability, it is a different ability" worry me sometimes

I feel like this invalidates people who aren't quite comfortable with being Autistic or Autistic people who feel as though their ASD has more negative than positive impacts or those who feel as though their diagnosis has an equal amount of positive and negative effects. 

I understand these sayings have positive intentions and are meant to empower Autistic people, but it just kinda comes off as inspirational stuff to me. Again this is good. 

But two thirds of autistic people are in the mid and severe ends of the spectrum and so will probably never/rarely be in this forum or have their voice/opinions heard.

I am lucky to be the way I am.  But there are days I wish I could swallow a pill and my autism would be gone.

I am equal amounts of positive and negative with shrinking negatives.

But I always think about those who are really suffering on the spectrum.

Do you feel Autism is a real downer for you  ?  how bad is it ? and most importantly ,,,,,,,,,What can be done to help or change things for you?

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  • I'm not looking to be cured. I simply have to accept where I am, and what I can or can't do.

  • in reply to Desmond79

    Good for you. I’ve tried to accept that but the problem is I don’t know what I can or can’t do. Not anymore. Because it seems I can do less than when I was younger. I used to go through life awkwardly but with a lot of optimism but later developed anxiety disorder and now depression might joined the team. Now I feel like a wreck. And as for superpowers, I’ve met neurotypical people with “superpowers”: one with great memory for facts, one brilliant at maths, one with amazing analytical skills, one musician and multi instrumentalists. And none of them autistic. So I think the “superpowers” thing is completely unrelated to neurotype and they are randomly allocated in population. But might be more visible in autistic people because in NT they are sort of “drowned” in their other “powers” (like the power to communicate with others easily, social interaction power, better tolerance of uncertainty power).

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  • in reply to Desmond79

    Good for you. I’ve tried to accept that but the problem is I don’t know what I can or can’t do. Not anymore. Because it seems I can do less than when I was younger. I used to go through life awkwardly but with a lot of optimism but later developed anxiety disorder and now depression might joined the team. Now I feel like a wreck. And as for superpowers, I’ve met neurotypical people with “superpowers”: one with great memory for facts, one brilliant at maths, one with amazing analytical skills, one musician and multi instrumentalists. And none of them autistic. So I think the “superpowers” thing is completely unrelated to neurotype and they are randomly allocated in population. But might be more visible in autistic people because in NT they are sort of “drowned” in their other “powers” (like the power to communicate with others easily, social interaction power, better tolerance of uncertainty power).

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