KT67 wrote:
It's ironic how strangers on multiple sites online think I'm a burden on my parents.
My parents don't.
Mum would lie, of course. When I couldn't draw, mum lied and said I could. When I make her upset, mum lies and says she's ok. White lies.
My stepdad is worse at white lies than I am and he would absolutely tell the truth. He wouldn't even be polite in it.
In his opinion, I'm not a burden but most of my pictures are rubbish and it's not fair that I'm allowed to put down the f word in scrabble just cos 'everyone around the table knows it so it doesn't matter if it's in the dictionary'.
My stepdad always tells his version of the truth and hang the consequences.
Lots of us on the spectrum or lots of people with major disabilities in genereral are thought to be burdens by others even if those others don't really know us or our situation. For example look at the way conservatives in the US hate on the welfare system. It's quite possible that those of us on the spectrum like myself & others with disabilities in general could be much more independent if there were better programs & systems in place that helped us to become more independent. For a start, provide everyone with good free healthcare for physical & mental issues, free quality education, & better programs to help us find & maitain employment.
My mom gripped aLOT about me being too dependent on her & dad. I am very dependent partley due to autism & various other mental & physical issues. My mom did do aLOT more for me than most parents would do for their kids. But her b!tching at me like I was the problem because I was just lazy & wanted to be dependent on her & dad for the rest of my life, sure did NOT help me to become more independent. It contributed to me feeling like cr@p about myself & being unstable mentally for a while. Thankfully my dad was alot more laid back & easygoing. He mostley only got mad at me when me & mom were having a fight & she triggered me into having bad meltdowns directed at her. I have a much better relationship with my mom since I moved in with my girlfriend.