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Explaining why I say I feel "ashamed" about my condition

Here's an interesting quote that I found

"As long as you're talking about yourself I think you are free to express hate towards you hair, teeth, fat belly, crooked nose, colour of your skin or autism - or whatever thing you are dysphoric about. But when you are referring to anyone else you have to choose your words more wisely."

This has been my attitude all along, on any site. I have never criticised anyone else or told them how to feel. By talking about yourself and yourself only, I don't think it should offend anybody else.
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AprilR
It's very understandable for someone who went through trauma and neglect to feel shameful of autism. Besides shame is an emotion and emotions are irrational. You have never offended me, at the very least.
 
M
Thank you for understanding. I have had a few people here tell me that it's inappropriate to say that I'm ashamed of having autism on an autism site, and I never realised before that it could be taken that way, so I had to explain in detail what I mean.
 
jsilver256
Thank you for making this super clear! I'm a bit sorry I brought this subject up, but I did so with the best of the intentions because you spoke of others blocking you.
 

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