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Do you ever feel ashamed of being autistic?

LivAgain

Hi,

I know it sounds like an awful thing to say and I'm sure it will spark controversy but this is just a question I have never felt able to ask other autistic people and tonight I just thought, "Why not? People are welcome to disagree with me if that's how they feel."

Anyway, I've been having a rough time lately and feel very ashamed of a lot of things. One thing I'm certainly ashamed of is being autistic. Everything about it feels like a threat - a threat to my femininity, to my appearance, to how others will perceive me. It's hard to put into words but it's almost as though the symptoms don't worry me (I don't actually have a great deal of symptoms, really; not nowadays anyway) but the label itself is damaging me more and more every day.

I feel so guilty for feeling like this but I don't want to wonder anymore. Does anyone else feel like this?

Thank you,

LivAgain 

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  • I am doing a Computer Course at College and I get learning support.

    That means a lady explains to me what the Tutor has asked us to do or shows me the various things on the Computer.  If I did not get the support I would either leave or get thrown off the course.  People used to complain about me getting extra support.

    Now the others accept I need the extra support.

    The others who have not filled in the form have been told not to ask the person who gives learning support.

    Do you agree that people with Autism need extra learning support.?

    David

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  • I am doing a Computer Course at College and I get learning support.

    That means a lady explains to me what the Tutor has asked us to do or shows me the various things on the Computer.  If I did not get the support I would either leave or get thrown off the course.  People used to complain about me getting extra support.

    Now the others accept I need the extra support.

    The others who have not filled in the form have been told not to ask the person who gives learning support.

    Do you agree that people with Autism need extra learning support.?

    David

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