Is everyone on the spectrum "disabled"?

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In terms of functioning on daily basis? No.
Independence? Work? Living alone? Yes I can.
Do I have special needs and require specific accommodations to function? No.

Skills? That varies -- Even NTs have to compensate. On which 'skill' does it count other than basic Social Skills and a pretty face?

If anything, so far I only have annoyances on verbal learning, lack of filter, overall social cluelessness, and short term memory but I wouldn't consider them a disabling.
Missing instincts and low sync rate with the majority doesn't disable me, it just puts me a 'Kick me' sign on my back... Except in my case, it's a 'Schmuck Bait' than an invitation. It's like having hypersensitivity without sensory overload or sensory aids or any coping mechanism.

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Oh ok, makes sense now. I did not know there was a part of the Spectrum that merges into normal. Is that what it means to be "a little Autistic" or to have a "touch of Autism"?

I consider myself to be socially disabled. In other regards, however, I manage quite well, so "disabled" wouldn't be the correct terminology.

I think yes, now that I know I'm probably on the spectrum. Before, I just considered myself (talking of childhood here, through adulthood I've been more successful) to be a loser, or a freak.

Now, disabled does fit I think. But I think that's a combination of a few things. Mostly culture - recent focus on 'hidden disabilities' in the media, and autism awareness campaigns, and also raising a child in a world where kids with autism have parents that are constantly asking what accommodations are available for them at events and attractions that we attend (which is absolutely fair enough, but does give me the impression the autism is a disability even beyond what I'm going through on a personal level). Then, I think accepting it on a personal level comes from the fact that I recently came to understand why I struggle with basic face-to-face and phone communication, why I didn't fit into the world of employment, and all of those types of things. Those are disabilities. They're things that I 'should' be able to do properly, but can't. It's not that I can't do them at all, but that they cause a lot of distress, and that's definitely what I would consider to be a disability.

That's not to say the label's a bad one. It's freeing to think that there'a a genuine reason for struggling with this stuff.

I'm not sure if you mean "disability" in the casual everyday sense or in the legal sense. In terms of the law in the US, this site was very informative. It summarizes the ADA and the EEOC's interpretation of the ADA. See section "E" specifically, which says a diagnosis of ASD is virtually always considered a disability.

http://askjan.org/bulletins/adaaa1.htm#IIIE

No, I don't think of it this way at all. But it might be a matter of degree.

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No.
unless you count lack of social skills as a disablility.

Oh ok, I understand you now. Thanks for clarifying. I don't always understand when people are being sarcastic.