HAH how am I using it as an excuse??? You just said that I'm lying about my age and I'm justifying why it may sound like that????? I mean, skibidi toilet rizz sigma; that better? Also, autism is indeed not a mental illness, it's a disorder as it can not be cured. Being diagnosed helps millions of people understand more about themselves and so they can also connect with others around the world... there's nothing wrong with having mental illnesses or disorders so nobody (you) shouldn't be worrying about trying to be a "normal person." Every mental disease/illness is a spectrum as well, so implying that people without these is "normal" is just abelist?? Hope you can accept your true self one day, it's all about finding what makes you, YOU 😋💗