What is the most disabling part of your autism?

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rileydaboss2000
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20 May 2018, 4:14 pm

I would say social skills and anxiety, as I don't interact with many people and I have had major anxiety issues along with stress and meltdowns, which have been bad overtime......

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20 May 2018, 4:32 pm

skibum wrote:

....I often tell people that Autistics have our own social structure and we communicate just fine if we stay within that structure. The problem is not that we have trouble communicating, the problem is that we have trouble communicating in ways that are not natural to us. If an nt were the only nt in a room full of Autistics, the Autistics would be communicating with each other just fine and the nt would probably have the same impairments that we have when we are in a room full of them.

OMG your whole post was so on the money! I just didn't quote it all because it was long, but I am right there with you.

Talking with another autistic person can just be so liberating and comfortable and natural...it's...it's just the best feeling in the world.

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20 May 2018, 7:57 pm

warrier120 wrote:

I cannot say for certain that autism itself can be disabling, but I can say that my childhood made it seem like it. For example, I think people actually felt SORRY for me whenever I had a meltdown. I hate being pitied because people who pity me are putting themselves above me when I think we should be equals. Therefore, the stigma surrounding autistic people is what is truly disabling.

I hate being pitied too, or having the bar set too low.

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20 May 2018, 8:07 pm

Working and short term memory -- that may or may not have to do with bad sensory filters and input quantity.
Sometimes, auditory processing -- that may or may not have to do with executive functioning.

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21 May 2018, 8:56 am

I think it's how daily life and "simple things" leaves me so exhausted and low energy that I keep needing to retreat into isolation and have been "underachieving" all my life. I believe it happens due to combination of social difficulties, sensory issues and problems with handling unknown situations.

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21 May 2018, 9:34 am

Extreme difficulty with interpreting facial expressions, tones of voice, and body language.

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21 May 2018, 10:46 am

Arevelion wrote:

skibum wrote:

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21 May 2018, 10:49 am

sensory issues, executive dysfunction, forgetting verbal commands/instructions, getting easily tired from simple things, having difficulty putting my thoughts into words, meltdowns and shutdowns...

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27 May 2018, 8:30 pm

struggling with jobs, inability to stick to things, depression, meltdown when things don't go my way, socially arkward and not being able to function like everybody else.

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28 May 2018, 1:24 am

Social interaction outside of work, not dealing well with last minute changes of schedules/plans, struggling to understand non-verbal cues, inability to have close friendships/relationships.

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28 May 2018, 9:33 am

Totally agree. Outside of work, or any other agreed upon activity, makes me struggle. Something about the nature of unstructured social interactions leaves me asea. Without a framework things get awfully exhausting.

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28 May 2018, 9:35 am

My executive dysfunction which makes even the most simpliest menial tasks challenging and exhausting.

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