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Has anybody being told that you are Autistic but not disabled.

PinkAngel00

Hi,

I am a 39 year old female who was diagnosed with Autism back in June 2025. My GP recently referred me to a social worker but I unfortunately I got rejected. I was told that I am Autistic but not disabled. 

Has this ever happen to anybody before?

Parents

  • I haven’t heard of that, although I have heard of people being rejected for services because they didn’t meet the threshold for acceptance, e.g., they weren’t ‘disabled enough’. Resources are limited so services are often limited to those who are most in need according to the powers that be.

    One of the core diagnostic features of autism is that a person ‘has difficulties in daily living activities resulting in functional impairment’. This means that all autistic people in the UK are disabled and every doctor should know that as autism is a medical diagnosis.

    Many autistic people would argue that they are not disabled, rather the world isn’t geared for people with a neurodevelopmental difference. Nonetheless, all autistic people in the UK are classified as disabled.

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  • I haven’t heard of that, although I have heard of people being rejected for services because they didn’t meet the threshold for acceptance, e.g., they weren’t ‘disabled enough’. Resources are limited so services are often limited to those who are most in need according to the powers that be.

    One of the core diagnostic features of autism is that a person ‘has difficulties in daily living activities resulting in functional impairment’. This means that all autistic people in the UK are disabled and every doctor should know that as autism is a medical diagnosis.

    Many autistic people would argue that they are not disabled, rather the world isn’t geared for people with a neurodevelopmental difference. Nonetheless, all autistic people in the UK are classified as disabled.

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