Lifestyle choice

Is autism a lifestyle choice?

Parents
  • I think it strongly influences and affects the type of life you lead. But it is more than a lifestyle choice.

    You end up doing things, or not doing them, because it is too hard or costly, or mentally draining not to. Can you override some things some of the time, yes, but not all the time. This is where it might appear a choice from the outside. But being overloaded, confused, or struggling is not a choice.

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  • I think it strongly influences and affects the type of life you lead. But it is more than a lifestyle choice.

    You end up doing things, or not doing them, because it is too hard or costly, or mentally draining not to. Can you override some things some of the time, yes, but not all the time. This is where it might appear a choice from the outside. But being overloaded, confused, or struggling is not a choice.

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