Do you like being autistic?

[Roisin]

Generally I like who I am and being ND. I dont like how unnecessarily though life can be at times; when I don't have access to support services for the mental health challenges that result from non-inclusive experiences.
That one irritates me.

 

[Ken]

Very good question!!

I selected Neutral because I both hate it and I love it.

In my social life, especially school, family, etc., it was (is) absolute, total hell. When alone everything was great.

I was not a bright kid with substantial learning disabilities. That made school hell for me.

But, in my early childhood, I dreamed of becoming an electronics design engineer when I grew up.

The autism made me solitary due to my extreme social anxiety. It also made me obsessed with electronics so much that I studied it perpetually.

As I realized I couldn't learn or pass school, much less any college. I was heart broken to realize that my life's dream of becoming an electronics design engineer was totally hopeless.

Very long story, but, without any degree, because of my autism, I still ended up as a well respected electronics design engineer - just as I dreamed of in my early childhood.

So, it's both. I hated the hell I lived in during my school years and other social encounters, but still, it provided my life's dream. I feel that as bad as the hell side is, fulfilling my life's dream makes it all worth it.

 

[Autistic Yoda]

Autism is a disability.

Well, not in the same sense as being epileptic, severely asthmatic, morbidly obese, paraplegic, or immunocompromised. Because those disabilities provide no silver linings and give nothing back. The list of people who've used their autistic minds to accomplish great things for humanity is quite long, especially when including historical figures we can't be 100% sure about:

Elon Musk, Thomas Jefferson, Temple Grandin, Issac Newton, Albert Einstein...

 

[Jumpinbare]

I've gotten used to it.

 

[Ronald Zeeman]

Us Autistics, have no issues with others, they have issues with us. Never noticed previously. Now so obvious.

 

[Matthias]

If you don't remember not being autistic, you don't know what you're missing. If you find something that temporarily cures you of autism, I guarantee you'd be willing to do almost anything to permanently rid yourself of the condition.

 

[NB79]

If you don't remember not being autistic, you don't know what you're missing. If you find something that temporarily cures you of autism, I guarantee you'd be willing to do almost anything to permanently rid yourself of the condition.

Are you autistic?

Myself i think this condition can be a plague even if you can move, talk, and are like smart, the misunderstandings, and emotional pain, of not being able to understand each other with other people.

 

[Crossbreed]

I am 2e. I don't know how I would feel with autism alone, but the gifted/ASD1 combo --even with their drawbacks-- rocks! (Giftedness is a form of neuro-diversity, too.)

 

[Ronald Zeeman]

Never diagnosed with either, just lived my life never complained just did what had to be done. Just like now physically disabled still no wheelchair, no stairmaster.

 

[thejuice]

I think magically becoming neurotypical would be like taking the blue pill and I'm not interested in that.

 

[Matthias]

Are you autistic?

I'm in the process of recovering from it. I was much happier before I got autism.

Myself i think this condition can be a plague even if you can move, talk, and are like smart, the misunderstandings, and emotional pain, of not being able to understand each other with other people.

I used to be the same way. Fortunately, I corrected the misunderstandings I had and worked to improve my emotional intelligence to the point that I now understand people very well and no longer have significant emotional pain. Despite that, I still hate being autistic because it makes it impossible to be myself and enjoy my life.

 

[Captain Jigglypuff]

I’ve gotten used to my diagnosis. I just learned to adapt to my own needs and how to manage my symptoms so that I don’t have any meltdowns.

 

[Rodafina]

Love it. I think my brain is pretty awesome just as it is.

Great challenges come to every human. I do not think my suffering is worse than anyone else’s. I grateful that I am the way I am for my particular journey on this earth.