#but the inflexible mindset i have found in my autistic peers is heavily not conducive to the strategy i have found success in

[femwizard]

Time for another no nuance November #bad take

I genuinely believe that our society can and should accommodate a much wider range of experiences and abilities & that there are too many people struggling who really shouldn't be.

At the same time! There are many times where a struggle is something you must personally overcome to grow. Identifying challenges, disabilities, and disorders can help connect with resources and support and allow one to understand the nature of their struggles and pain. At a certain point identifying with the barriers you face can make them more challenging to overcome. Sometimes the only way out is through and sometimes you must do shitty stuff you don't like & find actively uncomfortable.

#the fine line between respecting & supporting differently abled individuals #and the belief that everyone can do things to support themselves and grow and bring something into this world #having a good support system is important and asking for help is better for everyone than suffering alone #but sometimes you gotta choke down food you dont like #sometimes you gotta shffer through physical discomfort in an unfriendly environment #sometimes things are gonna suck and you have to learn to deal with that to a certain extent #but things absolutely should the fuck not suck all the time #and so many things are unnecessarily difficult & painful for no apparent reason #thats stupid and sucks ass and i hate it & no one should have to deal with it #nd constantly suffering through unnecessary bullshit is exhausting and makes the challenges you must inherently overcome way more difficult #the specific situation im thinking off is an autistic person struggling with safe foods #due to overindulgence in the only thing their brain will let them eat #& constantly struggling to find things they can eat because whenever they settle into something it becomes unpalletable #which i can understand and relate to #but the inflexible mindset i have found in my autistic peers is heavily not conducive to the strategy i have found success in #which is trying things i know i dont like & finishing a small serving #cause i have personally found that after having a break from something i ate too much of there are many times i can come back and enjoy it #& having a bigger rotation means im less likely to overindulge #but it takes self control that is difficult to maintain and subjecting myself to things i dont like #which is lame and sucks #but to a certain extent i must eat and cannot avoid these trials