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I do not need your sympathy.

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I like being interesting but not being pitied.

I am not severely disabled -- I can walk, I can function, and I can communicate. But I can not run due to my weight and due to Moderate Autism and Depression I can not work over 10 hours a week, I can not drive and I can not hold a job.

A person with severe attention deficit would not be able to articulate his/her ideas. A person with moderate attention deficit can articulate ideas very well. But driving a car requires a different degree of attention. Some people with severe Autism can not perform basic functions. I can perform them easily, but working requires much higher ability then I have. That is a huge problem -- lack of income.
 
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I am unsympathetically wishing you the best.
 
sounds like severe disability to me
 
SCitizen said:
I like being interesting but not being pitied.

I am not severely disabled -- I can walk, I can function, and I can communicate. But I can not run due to my weight and due to Moderate Autism and Depression I can not work over 10 hours a week, I can not drive and I can not hold a job.

A person with severe attention deficit would not be able to articulate his/her ideas. A person with moderate attention deficit can articulate ideas very well. But driving a car requires a different degree of attention. Some people with severe Autism can not perform basic functions. I can perform them easily, but working requires much higher ability then I have. That is a huge problem -- lack of income.
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Perhaps you can find online work.
 
I think there is a difference between sympathizing with someone and pitying them.
 
SCitizen said:
I like being interesting but not being pitied.

I am not severely disabled -- I can walk, I can function, and I can communicate. But I can not run due to my weight and due to Moderate Autism and Depression I can not work over 10 hours a week, I can not drive and I can not hold a job.

A person with severe attention deficit would not be able to articulate his/her ideas. A person with moderate attention deficit can articulate ideas very well. But driving a car requires a different degree of attention. Some people with severe Autism can not perform basic functions. I can perform them easily, but working requires much higher ability then I have. That is a huge problem -- lack of income.
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Don't worry, I won't give you any sympathy (pity).

I'll give you respect for doing the best you can with a bad situation.

I'll give you the simple advice that you seek whatever programs are available to bootstrap you up as far as your capabilities allow.

But...I won't pity you. :coffeepap:
 
SCitizen said:
I like being interesting but not being pitied.

I am not severely disabled -- I can walk, I can function, and I can communicate. But I can not run due to my weight and due to Moderate Autism and Depression I can not work over 10 hours a week, I can not drive and I can not hold a job.

A person with severe attention deficit would not be able to articulate his/her ideas. A person with moderate attention deficit can articulate ideas very well. But driving a car requires a different degree of attention. Some people with severe Autism can not perform basic functions. I can perform them easily, but working requires much higher ability then I have. That is a huge problem -- lack of income.
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Many, far too many, people with disabilities have great difficulty taking ownership of their disability. That goes double for people who have invisible disabilities. Good on you for standing up. I believe your post will give other people with a disability the courage to take ownership of their disability. I hope people without a disability - temporarily able bodied (TABS) will learn something from your post as well.

Many if not most Americans will have a disability before they die. Some people get their disability earlier than others. I did. I have a severe to profound bi-lateral hearing loss.

Best to you, SC.
 
Captain Adverse said:
I'll give you respect for doing the best you can with a bad situation.
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Thanks! I sort of like attention, but neither me nor most people -- disabled or not could stand the attention and hostility of hundreds of thousands.
 
Risky Thicket said:
Many if not most Americans will have a disability before they die. Some people get their disability earlier than others. I did. I have a severe to profound bi-lateral hearing loss.
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I wish you the best! I am already 46.
 
SCitizen said:
If that was the case I would have been unable to articulate anything.
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that is not a prerequisite as far as I am aware. where did you come up with such a definition?
 
Josie said:
Then you've never met someone with a severe disability.
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Indeed, a person with Severe mental disability will not be able to articulate.

But a person with Minor mental disability would be able to drive a car without thinking about all those Twitter or DP arguments. If I drove a car, I would let people who I disagree literally kill me.
 
Josie said:
Then you've never met someone with a severe disability.
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a person that can only work 10 ours a week has severe limitations


you can argue semantics all you want. I'm out
 
Hopefully you can find meaningful work to sustain you. Have you considered work at home, simple assembly jobs? Those jobs pay by the unit, and you can do as much or as little as you like, or are able to do.
 
SCitizen said:
I like being interesting but not being pitied.

I am not severely disabled -- I can walk, I can function, and I can communicate. But I can not run due to my weight and due to Moderate Autism and Depression I can not work over 10 hours a week, I can not drive and I can not hold a job.

A person with severe attention deficit would not be able to articulate his/her ideas. A person with moderate attention deficit can articulate ideas very well. But driving a car requires a different degree of attention. Some people with severe Autism can not perform basic functions. I can perform them easily, but working requires much higher ability then I have. That is a huge problem -- lack of income.
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Is it ok if we admire the apparent way you face your challenges? And comment that you are very generous with your limited resources as evidenced by your donation to this site? I hope so, because I've done it anyway. ;)
 
MaggieD said:
Is it ok if we admire the apparent way you face your challenges? And comment that you are very generous with your limited resources as evidenced by your donation to this site? I hope so, because I've done it anyway. ;)
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Thank you very much!
 
SCitizen said:
I do not think finding online jobs is easy for anyone. I have inquired.
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I agree. Have you researched becoming a medical coder? I believe someone on this site has a wife that has recently been successful in this field.
 
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