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 makes sense. I used to have a similar stance that “No, my conditions are not disabilities; I can still do anything anyone else can!” But I’m seeing more of your position these days, that there is an objective difficulty interacting with society. If society was built differently, it may be less disabling, but at least for me, there’d still be things that would be harder for me, I think.
yea, i think “disabled” as a term is too linked to one’s self worth so a lot of people have the reaction you did. but i just use it as “if someone has things that makes it harder for them to live in our society”
I would also still have trouble but I think nearly everyone has something they have difficulty with in dealing with society so making things less awful for us would make for a more equitable world.