Asperger's diagnosis affecting my self esteem

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ToughDiamond
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18 Jul 2015, 3:45 pm

League_Girl wrote:
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"Aspies" do get married and have successful careers. "Disabled" does not mean 'unable".


What does disable mean then because I was told that I have a disability and that I am not disabled because I can still do anything but I would just have to work harder to do it. Disabled means not able to no matter how hard you try.

Very true. I think "disadvantaged" would be a better term. There used to be a term "handicapped" which I think was very apt, if used in the golfing sense of the word, but I gather it's considered offensive these days.



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18 Jul 2015, 7:17 pm

ToughDiamond - Thanks for sharing.



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18 Jul 2015, 7:53 pm

+1