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

I suspect that you are high masker. I am / was myself but I recognised struggles throughout my 30 odd years career. My occupational health consultant at work classed me as disabled under the equality act.

I had never thought I was disabled but the more I continue through my post diagnosis life the more I see where I struggle. Therefore, the effects of day to day life and the energy used to survive it is what is disabling.

Everyone is different. I managed to attain a PhD and worked in a highly specialised scientific discipline but I had frequent bouts of work-related stress. So surviving is what make me disabled.

I am not scared to accept the term disabled as by accepting it I can begin to find ways to mitigate the world around me.

One other point is that females are often very high maskers and this can even mask traits when it comes to diagnosis and support.

Is it due to your ability to mask that you have been labeled as autistic but not disabled? 

I suspect that you are high masker. I am / was myself but I recognised struggles throughout my 30 odd years career. My occupational health consultant at work classed me as disabled under the equality act.

I had never thought I was disabled but the more I continue through my post diagnosis life the more I see where I struggle. Therefore, the effects of day to day life and the energy used to survive it is what is disabling.

Everyone is different. I managed to attain a PhD and worked in a highly specialised scientific discipline but I had frequent bouts of work-related stress. So surviving is what make me disabled.

I am not scared to accept the term disabled as by accepting it I can begin to find ways to mitigate the world around me.

One other point is that females are often very high maskers and this can even mask traits when it comes to diagnosis and support.

Is it due to your ability to mask that you have been labeled as autistic but not disabled?