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Am I scamming the disability program as a high functioning aspie?

A personal question here, but I plan on going on disability soon and am questioning it's morality. I'm a 21 year old living with my mother (tried college but dropped out from a stressful program), am high functioning autistic, & currently living off my dad's union trust fund left for me. I've attempted work in my small town of 1k people, both cleaning jobs. First was supposed to be part time at my old school, misunderstood it to be demo work on a house- I quit after two days as I get little exercise and wasn't used to swinging sledgehammers at drywall each weekday. 2nd attempt a part-time job at a motel that lasted two weeks, before being fired for poor quality work & not memorizing room layouts. This has admittedly created a fear of work in general, but I'm not sure if it would be moral to give into…


A personal question here, but I plan on going on disability soon and am questioning it's morality. I'm a 21 year old living with my mother (tried college but dropped out from a stressful program), am high functioning autistic, & currently living off my dad's union trust fund left for me.

I've attempted work in my small town of 1k people, both cleaning jobs. First was supposed to be part time at my old school, misunderstood it to be demo work on a house- I quit after two days as I get little exercise and wasn't used to swinging sledgehammers at drywall each weekday. 2nd attempt a part-time job at a motel that lasted two weeks, before being fired for poor quality work & not memorizing room layouts.

This has admittedly created a fear of work in general, but I'm not sure if it would be moral to give into this fear. I still believe in hard work & can be quite motivated on artistic projects/physical organizing for days on end, and it would be nice to focus on these things more along w bettering myself in other ways, rather than days of physical labour. I plan to pay rent in an apartment & would be stable enough for my needs, but ultimately: would it be “socialist” to not work when being able to? Or is this more about laziness, given the context I've given? I'd appreciate qualified answers explaining the theory of this, reading recs, or just personal advice if you feel necessary!

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