Do you consider yourself disabled?

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I never learned to drive a car, I never even learned to ride a bicycle, and I think it may be due to ASD, dyscalculia or even Non Verbal Learning Disorder. I'm not good with distances, speeds, directions, and I tend to think things are much closer to me than they really are.

So yes, I consider myself disabled. But disability isn't the same as inability. And unless you're in a wheelchair most people don't think you're really disabled and treat you like garbage.

I do. When I am impacted in a way that prevents me from being able to care for myself, I'd say that's a disability.

Nah, for me disability is something that'd only impose a barrier on me. I'd rather call my autism a kind of trait trade-off;
I prosper better than most of my peers. While others' mere income is still weekly pocket money, I'm earning something off second-hand electronics they'd just throw out. When they waste time on antisocial media I spend time developing myself. I'm able to do all the housekeeping by meself and had few occasions already. I'm overally of good reputation, seen as wise, cautious and one that "sees more [details]"
The price I pay is my shyness and social awkwardness. I love to talk but I'm really terrible at starting conversations "out of nowhere", esp. with someone I'm interested about - If you could see how badly I was shaking when I once exchanged numbers with (also autistic, by the way) girl...

It just do not matter to me.
There are consistencies and inconsistencies of what I can and cannot do in particular times and places, of inner states and situations.

And I just have very different priorities that happens to not align with the mainstream.
Me being disabled or not doesn't change that.



Other people cared more if I'm considered disabled or not.

Many people may thought I'm just different, whether or not I disclose. That itself alone has plenty enough of berth.

Not to mention seeing me in a view of a complete stranger of a bystander; they will perceive me younger than I am.
Half of my age even.

I don't need to try to make people under or over estimate me.

A few really do think I'm disabled, usually encountering me at times when I cannot afford particulars.

No one ever questions me if I'm disabled or not, save for very few in the medical settings.
I prefer my own autism my own business as much as possible.

And depending how people treat me with or without disclosure, I will always make do out of them.


All I can say about my own autism is that;
... The then unmanageable chronic rhintis is more disabling than autism.

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Disabled...well techically , guess,I am but my brain doesn't seem to understand that . And I have beendoing a ample job
of masking my disabilities in appearances. Little slightly baggy but stylish,clothing helps the self confidence . Hides some physical limitations . And having a good memory of specialized things . By socializing with a diverse peoples in various trades and life experiences. And much reading . Even a differently abled person can do many things if given enough health and Time.?

I consider myself disabled for a variety of reasons : adaptive functioning < IQ , moderate EF deficits(especially organising,planning, and prioritising) , low stress threshold, mobility issues which mean I haven't been outside on my own since October 2021.