Pissed...Was Re: Autism What Are the Ethics of Treating Disability

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Yeah,m I don't know where to go for help, myself.

My mom is ababy boomer with adult ADD.

She raised me and my four siblings by herself.

when I was in grade school, people from my school had my mother take me

to a bunch of specialist's

I don't know why they did or what the specialist thought or really

remember much from the incident except that later my mom has told me

many times that they said I was a " social deviant. "

For some reason she thought they meant I was a bad person

she disagreed though she in hindsight was probably mistaken.

she collected all the files they would give her about it and burned

them. After that She would not let me any where near a doctor except

when I broke bones or needed shots.

I guess that is why I only found out recently why I am differant (I

always knew that, and it is good to know I'm not the only one I am

told i have high fuctioning autism or aspergers)

After a depressing failed attempt at college (it is harder when you are

not told exactly what to do like in earlier scooling.) I was homeless

for much of two years. My mom later made me stay with her, and I have

been here since, but I honestly do not see how without help I won't end

up again chronicly homeless like before when/if my mom can't help me

anymore. I got a job with a company that hires people with disabilities

so I can help a litte. I don't know what to do really who to talk to

what to say? How do you get help? I feel lost in an alien world

I also have sleep apnea. I was first diagnosed with that when I was

away at college (the campus nurse checked me out when everyone

complained about my snoreing that reverberated through the dorm )but

I think that I had symptoms of it in late grade school

Do any of you have sleep apnea

Any way they work me preety hard at my job (for some reason my mom

thinks they are taking advantagfe of me, but I am just glad some one

will let me work for them)

I with the problems with sleep apnea(eVEN with a CPAP machine) I end up

spending most of my time lately sleeping and working

lately I have been overstimulated more easily it seems

Sorry, my post is probably pretty poorly done

I barely remember what I styarted responding to an hour and a half ago

I joined this group a little over a year ago

I had not checked in here for a long time til a week or so ago

How are you guys doing?