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Coping with early life disability in dating
Disability Support / by ravioliball
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 August 14th
...See more I got diagnosed with MS when i was 17. im now 24, barely diagnosed with POTS and other conditions of the brain. I also have been diagnosed with autism for a long time. Ive been using a walker/cane interchangeably.  In social settings like my college, i feel like i am often an afterthought, or im not as socially 'appealing' as others in these circles. I did become officer of a club, but on an officer team outing, i asked if i can pay the Uber we are sharing to make an extra stop between (because it would be a long walk for me back from the shared stop) and they said they ordered it already, i said thats okay, but when the driver canceled, i asked again, and they placed the order without replying. Those are ways I feel like an afterthought, and I kind of had to turn my head the other way to avoid anyone seeing me tear up. I have a friend who came to this college with me, and they have already seem to have had experiences, but I have yet to know if ive yet even made a friend at this college (im autistic as well, and i cant tell until someone calls me their friend), and I have been to mixers, but people kind of have  a different energy towards me.   I try to be considerate of the fact people may not know how to interact with me or people like me, but it can be discouraging. 
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