Returning after quite a while...

[granolaturtle]

Hello! I'm HFA and professionally diagnosed. I've become prone to calling myself a wannabe writer as of late. Speaking of late, it's very late right now (almost early). I'm not good at the whole 'proper sleep schedule' thing.

So I've been on this website before, but I left because of quite a few factors (nothing to do with the quality of this community, I assure you).

I guess I've struggled with my identity. My parents tell me that I simply have 'strengths and weaknesses' like everyone else and I don't know whether to think of myself as disabled or not. I'm starting to wonder if the label of high-functioning and low-functioning means what I thought it did. I was professionally diagnosed, so that's some comfort.

With my more recent identity struggles, I thought it'd be comforting to try to go back to the community.

 

[Rocco]

Welcome back

 

[Mia]

Hiya GranolaTurtle, Welcome to the site again, you warrant a nice warm sun from Rocco. So you must be remembered well.

 

[granolaturtle]

I remember him - his paintings are very nice.

 

[Myway]

Welcome back. Hope you stay around.

 

[Datura]

I'm not sure if self-identifying as "disabled" is really ever helpfull. Identifying with a disability is one thing, but then setting limits on yourself because of said disability is an other matter. And understand that I am a hypocrite in saying this. I am an individual plagued by the attitude of "I can't."

"I can't do post-secondary without having a mental breakdown.", "I can't work because I am incompitent.", "I can't leave the house because I am too scared."

These attitudes are only hinderances and I do not want to see somebody else suffer the same as myself. Whatever obstacles you have I implore you to see them a just that, and not insurmountable barriers.