For a long time I've told myself
that I'm vegetarian just because … well, just because it's simply a
preference; it's not easy to acknowledge differences due to
disability beyond that kind of language to do with preference. Only
recently have I been able to move towards accepting that my decision
to be vegetarian was massively influenced by my sensory sensitivity
to meat, especially red meat.
A sensory sensitivity is not a preference. I have literally gagged when I've had to smell red meat cooking. I've been overwhelmed to the point of not being able to go into the kitchen. Sensory sensitivity can be disabling, and I still don't want to accept that despite having been autistic all my life. I believe this is likely because of internalised disablism.
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