For me it certainly feels like a disorder. Before I was diagnosed with Autism it felt like a pschological disorder, I desperately wanted to engage with people and I kept telling myself I could do it. I tried so hard to socialise and yet I just couldn't do it, it was confusing to me and the more I failed the higher the anxiety became. I was convinced it was pschological.
Now I know it is Autism I am sure it is not pschological and I am not comfortble with the term pschological because for me it reminds me of the phrase I have heard so many times 'It is all in your head' and people use this to imply that you can 'get over it' and be ok. Well I can't get over it and it wont be ok.
So it is a disorder for me, because there are many things I want to do and I can't do them and I feel I should be able to do them, but I can't change it, it is just me. I have to accept it.
For me it certainly feels like a disorder. Before I was diagnosed with Autism it felt like a pschological disorder, I desperately wanted to engage with people and I kept telling myself I could do it. I tried so hard to socialise and yet I just couldn't do it, it was confusing to me and the more I failed the higher the anxiety became. I was convinced it was pschological.
Now I know it is Autism I am sure it is not pschological and I am not comfortble with the term pschological because for me it reminds me of the phrase I have heard so many times 'It is all in your head' and people use this to imply that you can 'get over it' and be ok. Well I can't get over it and it wont be ok.
So it is a disorder for me, because there are many things I want to do and I can't do them and I feel I should be able to do them, but I can't change it, it is just me. I have to accept it.
