Why do I want a label? It’s a question I’ve been asked and it’s not the label I need it’s the understanding.
I also have scoliosis, yet no one has asked me why I want that label. I have scoliosis, it’s severe and it causes me constant pain. I can’t just pretend it isn’t there, it’s a physical disability and it’s real.
Autism is a different way of interacting with the world. It’s a different wiring of the brain. I can’t just pretend it isn’t there. My brain is me. I think therefore I am. I think differently therefore I am different.
I have to deal with these things and live with these things and I’ve been doing it my whole life. So yes I can claim labels, but only because they explain who I am and what I’m dealing with. The labels just make things easier to understand and provide a place for me to seek knowledge and I’m all about the knowledge!
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