What should I do if someone thinks I don’t have a sound mind to make decisions just because I have medical guardianship due to my autism and mild intellectual disability by the way I communicate on some forums. It’s not true. Why would they assume the worst by the way I sound? What should I do about this? I actually do have a sound mind
Just to add, this does not stop you communicating with people online. But if you disclose the fact, they are going to be guarded if they are responsible. If you say something contentious, rather than arguing they may be more tolerant or less inclined to engage.
If you communicate reasonably, people will likely respond in kind.
Topics outside of the norm may be viewed with suspicion if unorthodox views are presented without justification that others agree with or can follow. But this would be the same regardless of guardianship status.
Guardianship means a court has given powers to someone to act on someone else's behalf because they are not able to manage their affairs. It is the definition. It is a legal position. It is not done lightly for adults.
If you disclose this fact, people are obliged to consult the guardian. It means the person is vulnerable. It may not feel like it, but the person may be open to manipulation, coercion or being exploited, financially, emotionally, sexually or otherwise.
Perhaps there is a misunderstanding about what guardianship means.
Guardianship means a court has given powers to someone to act on someone else's behalf because they are not able to manage their affairs. It is the definition. It is a legal position. It is not done lightly for adults.
If you disclose this fact, people are obliged to consult the guardian. It means the person is vulnerable. It may not feel like it, but the person may be open to manipulation, coercion or being exploited, financially, emotionally, sexually or otherwise.
It is not how the person sounds or acts, although some aspects of communication may raise suspicions, but others are required to check.
People might be overly cautious and give the impression of ignoring your views, because they don't want to inadvertently take advantage.
It is likely perceived as disempowering, but that is the intention of having guardianship.
I realise that your threads differ slightly in subject, but what comes through is that you are sharing information online presumably to strangers, that might be best kept private.
Do you have anyone in 'real life' that you can talk to about these subjects?
You write many posts on the same or similar subjects on different forums. You state that you have a mild learning disability and high functioning autism. You state you are on a medical guardianship because of capacity tests. You state that you like to have s@x with strangers in cars you have met once and want people to give you consent online. People have said this can be dangerous.
I suggest if you don’t like the responses, consider why you ask people to go through your life and give their opinion often. I wonder do you enjoy writing about this.
People have said what you do is not safe. May be you should talk about this really and get the opinion of trusted people like social workers and your family about what to do with your life.
Hello Anon102. Nobody has a right to make judgements as to who you are and what you might be capable of, this sounds like incredibly unfair behaviour that you do NOT deserve… Regardless of what support you might receive, you are an intelligent person not to be underestimated. The behaviour you are experiencing sounds as though it may be bordering Cyber-bullying, of which we have a small section about in our “Bullying” resource. Dealing with bullying- a guide for autistic adults Once more, I am very sorry that you have had to deal with this behaviour - I hope that you can feel accepted for who you are in our community. Thanks - Mod Zac.
