Discrimination

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I have a major substance abuse problem. I've been to inpatient rehabs 7x and have lived in three half way houses as well as attending daily outpatient MICA treatment. Still I keep on drinking. I'm trying to get into a long term inpatient program that lasts 6-12 months and is extremely strict. I know this is what I need right now. However, they are hesitant about admitting me. They won't come right out and say it is b/c of my Aspergers, but my outpatient consular believes this is the reason based on several conversations with the head of admissions.

It just makes me feel like even more of a freak. I feel like I'm too broken for anything to work and NT society is afraid of me for some reason.

I think Aspies face discrimination all the time, esp. in employment. Employers seem to only want to hire "pepole persons," who I think are often phonies who BS their way through interviews by just saying what the employer wants to hear. They will get hired before shy ppl of all kinds (Aspies, ppl with social anxiety disorder, or ppl who just may have a quiet personality) who are better qualified just b/c they can't ace an interview.

I think I will eventually get in because my great OP consular has promised to take this to the state regulators of CD treatment if that what it takes. But I worry how staff will treat me considering it seems like they don't want me there. I feel like this is blatant "we don't want your kind round here" discrimination.

I just want to cry when I think about it.

I'm sorry to hear you are struggling with this, but it sounds like you have your feet on the ground, a plan and the will to do this. Your situation sounds frustrating, but you seems to have a good person working with you so it should just be a matter of time.
From your description of the situation, I wonder if they are hesitant because they may not be well equiped to help you. I know a few people who work in rehab. centers, and they are compassionate people; I would not expect any sort of discrimination or prejudice there. It may be that the administrators are worried that their specific program and methods will not help you or worse. This comes to mind because I hate group therapies; I expect that they would be used and anyone vaguely familiar with AS will probably expect that to be a problem.