Ironically, I know myself very well. I had no choice early on life. I was not officially diagnosed until I was a young adult, FWIW.
Most of my difficulties in life are due to the intersections of my 'temperament' with others. If there was a way I could make life work for me, I would have done so by now. I did not choose to have this 'temperament', and I do not want to have this 'temperament.'
If you have been able to make your life fit for you, consider me jealous. But you need to understand that because you or others are capable of doing so does not mean everyone else is capable of the same.
Most of my difficulties in life are due to the intersections of my 'temperament' with others. If there was a way I could make life work for me, I would have done so by now. I did not choose to have this 'temperament', and I do not want to have this 'temperament.'
If you have been able to make your life fit for you, consider me jealous. But you need to understand that because you or others are capable of doing so does not mean everyone else is capable of the same.