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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I’m just curious to know |
| eviifreon |
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Posted: 05 Apr 2024, 5:58 pm
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| I don't feel inferior. My subjective view is that my way of thinking and viewing the world is better than the average person's. So if everybody was like me I think that would be an improvement. But it's a disadvantage not to comform to the standard way of thinking. So in a way that makes me disable... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I’m just curious to know |
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Posted: 04 Apr 2024, 7:12 pm
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| I don't know if I'm disabled or differently-abled or whatever but there are just some things I'm not able to do. And that’s okay. Whatever or however you are, your experiences are valid. No one is perfect, not even the NTs. Although we struggled more than they might in some aspects. Always know tha... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I’m just curious to know |
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Posted: 04 Apr 2024, 7:09 pm
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| I wasn't given a "severity" number with my diagnosis, but when I asked how autistic I was, they said my scores were about halfway between not ASD and as ASD as it gets, so I presume my "severity" is around the mid-point. Hard to tell from my personal experience because so much d... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I’m just curious to know |
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Posted: 03 Apr 2024, 6:07 pm
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| I'm disabled by my neurotypical environments. I can't tolerate the overstimulation on my senses or the social expectations. I consider it a disability / disorder because it affects all aspects of my life. That's the definition of a disorder. It doesn't mean I have no redeeming skills or qualities. ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I’m just curious to know |
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Posted: 03 Apr 2024, 6:05 pm
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| My problem with the term "disabled" is it sounds so absolute. If the radio in your car didn't work you wouldn't call the car a "junker". You'd say the radio was busted. Same with my Autism. Mostly I'm fine. In a few ways I'm different from the NTs and they have decreed that mean... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I’m just curious to know |
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Posted: 03 Apr 2024, 6:04 pm
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| The term "differently abled" was first used when PC folks decided that disabled was embarrassing word to use in public and thus shameful. I don't think being disabled is anything anyone needs to be ashamed of. "differently abled" is rather patronizing. Like "handicapable&qu... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I’m just curious to know |
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Posted: 03 Apr 2024, 6:02 pm
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| I view my own autism as a disability. I use the terms to describe autism both ways, I am autistic, I have autism. PS I am also diabetic and I have diabetes... I don't get offended at different usages, we are all OK to choose the ways we express ourselves. This is true. Everyone has their own ways o... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I’m just curious to know |
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Posted: 03 Apr 2024, 6:00 pm
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| I have no preferences. There's a time and place when I'm disabled or not or something more... I can only decide if it's offensive to me, and I can make do with everyone else's contexts and contend with their perceptions. I even know how to make do and play around everyone's perceptions in disabilit... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I’m just curious to know |
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Posted: 03 Apr 2024, 1:43 am
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| Personally I think the word "disabled" is itself inherently ableist. The prefix "dis-" implies that certain people are "less" than others, "below" others. It tries to put people in a hierarchy according to ability instead of recognizing that every human is eq... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I’m just curious to know |
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Posted: 03 Apr 2024, 1:40 am
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| My ASD is very mild, so much so that I've had two attempts at diagnosis come back inconclusive (neither yes nor no, with one of them diagnosing me with Social Communication Disorder). Nevertheless, the difficulties it has caused me have had a major impact on living my life, particularly socially. S... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I’m just curious to know |
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Posted: 02 Apr 2024, 9:42 pm
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| Which of these two words are preferred for being an autistic person? It depends on the severity of the ASD condition. Those with the most severe forms of ASD are likely "Disabled", while the rest of us have abilities that many 'normies' seem to lack -- we a "Differently-Abled". ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I’m just curious to know |
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Posted: 02 Apr 2024, 9:41 pm
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| I'm diagnosed A S D - 1 . I'm "weird" but I've been successful academically and professionally, perhaps less so socially (but, to everyone's surprise, I've been happily married more than 20 years). I'm not disabled, just different. This is a good point of view.Thank you for responding! Ch... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I’m just curious to know |
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Posted: 02 Apr 2024, 9:06 pm
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| Which of these two words are preferred for being an autistic person? It depends on the severity of the ASD condition. Those with the most severe forms of ASD are likely "Disabled", while the rest of us have abilities that many 'normies' seem to lack -- we a "Differently-Abled". ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I’m just curious to know |
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Posted: 02 Apr 2024, 8:51 pm
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| Hey everyone! I have a genuine question to ask fellow members in WP. It has come to my attention on different occasions that certain autistic individuals prefer to say autism as a disability, while others prefer it as differently abled. I would like to hear from the community of their preferences. I... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hey, nice to meet you all! |
| eviifreon |
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Posted: 02 Apr 2024, 5:33 pm
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| welcome, glad you are with us. first understanding that I am autistic came as a huge relief. there was a reason for my lifetime of struggles and emotional pain, and it wasn't that I was a bad selfish person who was wicked and who was just not trying hard enough ( something I had been told since a c... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hey, nice to meet you all! |
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Posted: 02 Apr 2024, 5:27 pm
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| Welcome to the forum! It's great to have you here. My first reaction to my diagnosis was a mix of feelings. connecting with others who understand has been very helpful. Feel free to reach out if you ever want to chat or share experiences! I understand completely! It was an “Aha” moment for me cause... |
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