In deze post deel ik lyrics die ik heb geschreven over mijn negatieve connotaties met ‘hoogfunctionerend autisme’.
In de autistische community is veel informatie te vinden over hoe schadelijk het label ‘hoogfunctionerend autisme’ is.
Omdat ik een betaalde baan heb en zonder begeleiding kan wonen, val ik ook onder het label ‘hoogfunctionerend´. In februari 2021 schreef ik een liedtekst over hoogfunctionerend als label en hoe ik dat zelf ervaar.
I want to do my tasks
When it’s unclear, I get upset
When my plan changes, I’m a mess
Worried there’s things I will forget
I’m trying to juggle
All my responsibilities
I’m having a struggle
With my disabilities
I can barely keep up
With pretty much anything
But ‘cause I have a day job
They call me high functioning
Household chores pile up
They won’t finish themselves
Too much water in my cup
So I’m flooding someone else
I’m trying to juggle
All my responsibilities
I’m having a struggle
With my disabilities
I can barely keep up
With pretty much anything
But ‘cause I have a day job
They call me high functioning
There’s gotta be food on the plate
Even healthy if possible
But thinking about what to cook
Simply feels like an obstacle
I’m trying to juggle
All my responsibilities
I’m having a struggle
With my disabilities
I can barely keep up
With pretty much anything
But ‘cause I have a day job
They call me high functioning
But ‘cause I have a day job
They call me high functioning