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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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  • Aimosan, your post could almost be referring to my own experiences. People always tried to change me and make me someone I'm not. I have also had people acting like I behave the way I do just to be annoying, probably because I don't really stim much and got pretty good at acting 'normal' for short periods of time. I've often felt that I'm stupid because other people acted like I am.

    It's amazing that you're running craft classes! It's always heartwarming to see people with ASDs helping out their community. What other work do you do for the NAS?

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  • Aimosan, your post could almost be referring to my own experiences. People always tried to change me and make me someone I'm not. I have also had people acting like I behave the way I do just to be annoying, probably because I don't really stim much and got pretty good at acting 'normal' for short periods of time. I've often felt that I'm stupid because other people acted like I am.

    It's amazing that you're running craft classes! It's always heartwarming to see people with ASDs helping out their community. What other work do you do for the NAS?

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