I’m not picky about “official diagnosis” for this question; I know there are a variety of reasons not to have one either intentionally and/or willingly or otherwise.
Do you folks consider your autism a disability? I have seen online a number of people say they don’t think it is, and it may not be so much for them, but someone with higher support needs might think it is. But also I don’t know those posters’ support needs, so I can’t really judge on that basis either. I figured the easiest way to find out would be to directly ask you all. So if you feel comfortable answering, I would appreciate your feedback.
EDIT: Sorry I can’t respond to everyone’s comments; there got to be a whole lot of them! But thank you all for your input!
That’s a good point about disability being defined by societal expectations. I do believe there are some disabilities that aren’t wrong with the person, but it does leave them unable to do some things like work or organize and such. It may be a lack of ability, but not a lack of worth or some inherent defect. Thank you for your input!
Yeah, to be clear there are things i cant do (like touch ceramics) that are “disabled” but its only an issue because our society uses ceramics. Its more an application to me by society that me being broken