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I have autism! Do you think I am truly disabled? Ask me anything.
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 42624243:MV8yMjcwMDc2XzM4NzY3MzY5XzRCQTQ3MjM0] With respect, there's a fundamental misunderstanding here. Autistic people DON'T "have autism". Aspie people DON'T "have aspergers". Some people don't "have left-handedness". ASD is a state of being. It's who we are. It's not something we have. Autistic people ARE autistic. Aspie people ARE aspergers. Some people ARE left-handed. It can't be erased, and should not be. Some of the syndrome aspects can be mitigated by some drugs(mostly illegal ones). Aspergers is "right brained autism"(my definition). We contribute, or choose not to, as a function of who we are. We can't be cured - we're not diseased. We can only conform within certain limits. Our greatest pain is our inability to connect and be intimate - especially regarding the opposite sex. We're mostly straight, though many think we're gay. We don't give off the social signals that are expected, and get put into the category of "different". Some equate that to gay, though it's not. Straight women are often afraid of our differences, though we're generally the gentlest of men - strong and slow to anger. We're generally quite smart too. We can't read your body language any better than you can read ours, and it's sad. I grieve for the lost opportunities. Love you all - please be compassionate. [/quote]
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Guys, listen. I have autism. I think critically. I have a photographic memory, and over a short period of time I can absorb something logical fluently.
Somehow I am disabled! I see people as truly equal, yet every Joe that doesn't like the way I am talking to them hates me. I accept people the way they are, but I am not accepted as I am. I am completely happy with myself, I understand why I am the way I am, and I know who I am.
Seemingly somehow this is a disability. My brain is not neuro-typical. Yet I don't see anything wrong with myself!
Everything is right, and I don't regret anything in life. I would not regret one thing because I might not otherwise exist in the world.
Got a picture for you all so you can see how happy I am!
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