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!
Autism has fucked my entire life and is the source behind like, 80% or more of my problems. And mine is relatively mild. I can’t work a full time job or I deteriorate in about 3 weeks, socially I’m all over the shop and every major traumatic event in my life can be directly tied to being autistic.
It likely isn’t this way for all people with my relatively mild form, but if there are already going to be issues in life, autism will likely make those issues worse.
Yeah, very disabling.