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Message Subject I have autism! Do you think I am truly disabled? Ask me anything.
Poster Handle sylvie
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It seems like you can work. Can you get a job and make enough to support yourself?
Does your disease make you miss 10 or more days of work a month?
 Quoting: CocoNutFlake


I can't get a job. At least not one that requires interacting with other people. Which is all a job really is. Talking to your boss, talking to coworkers, talking to whoever, etc.

I can't even go to a store and buy something for myself without having a severe anxiety attack.

It's not that I'm talking to somebody either. It's the stimulation.

All of my senses are magnified. Which is why I have a photographic memory.

Lights give me insane migraines. Every sound is louder to me than it would be to someone else. Every taste, every feeling, every emotion is enhanced beyond a point that is bearable.


By the time the guy says, "Do you want a bag?"
I can't even think of what to say because it's just painful being there.
 Quoting: CJStryker


I actually find it very fascinating to be able to get a glimpse of the mind of an autistic person. If you don't mind me asking, do you have those repetitive behavior -- like rocking or performing the same gestures over and over -- and if so, do you realize that you're doing it? Is it a means of calming yourself when the stimulation gets too much? Sorry, I'm just really curious.
 
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