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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 disabled by people who insist on treating everyone the same and not recognising that sometimes people need different support to excel. 

    I dont have qualifications that fully reflect my ability and intelligence because I struggled with education post-primary school. I now see that if education systems had been set up to cater for my needs then I'd have excelled and my qualifications would be different. I'm still doing well, I think a lot of us are very resilient and adaptable, but I could have done more and I find that frustrating. 

    This is still continuing in my professional life. I just don't like to admit it  

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  • I'm disabled by people who insist on treating everyone the same and not recognising that sometimes people need different support to excel. 

    I dont have qualifications that fully reflect my ability and intelligence because I struggled with education post-primary school. I now see that if education systems had been set up to cater for my needs then I'd have excelled and my qualifications would be different. I'm still doing well, I think a lot of us are very resilient and adaptable, but I could have done more and I find that frustrating. 

    This is still continuing in my professional life. I just don't like to admit it  

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