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I'd known I had Asperger's practically all my life, but it wasn't until much later that I'd heard it be called "a disability" and I took a lot of offence to it. It looks like this was actually the first meme I ever made.

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[–] Dranoel@lemmy.dranoel.net 2 points 1 year ago

Autism affects everyone differently, so not everyone with it feels they're disabled, but it definitely makes aspects of life harder for some people; therefore, by definition, it can be a disability.

[–] Alexmitter@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

May not feel like a disability to you, but it certainly does to me.

[–] ashethursday@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

If you don’t think autism is a disability I question your diagnosis accuracy. Regardless of how you feel about that, kindly do not tell people it’s not a disability. I have work accommodations, living accommodations, insurance conditions, and a service dog, none of which I’d have without my diagnosed disability

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Idk, I consider ym ADHD a disability because it demonstrably affects my ability to function.

[–] ashethursday@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Exactly… if it is not a “disorder” in your daily functioning it doesn’t meet diagnostic criteria