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Why is it so much easier for me to say
"I barely have the time and energy to work a part-time job and take care of myself. I don't understand how people can do things like work a full-time job and take care of a home and a car and kids. It all seems completely impossible to me."
than
"I have a disability."
autism/disability
@madewokherd @actuallyautistic I feel you...
autism/disability
@madewokherd @actuallyautistic because we were trained to always compare ourselves to others. You are not others, you are you and what you have been able to achieve despite being disabled is amazing!
autism/disability
@actuallyautistic So I'm trying to come to terms with this. I think because I'm above water, I can work and take care of myself without regularly needing extra help (or rather, without needing extra help that I can't pay for), I don't feel like I deserve to say that. But I don't know how else to reconcile the fact that I can't afford to do things like protest or lobby or plant pollenizers. So I have to be able to say, I can't do those things because I have a disability, right?