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Adults who are 'picky eaters' are 'adulting' just fine.

Adults who live with their parents are 'adulting' just fine.

Adults who can't make appointments, or need someone else in the room for them, are 'adulting' just fine.

Adults who need support are 'adulting' just fine.
Your idea of what constitutes being a 'grown up' is ableist as fuck.

Stop infantilising us. We're adults.

We're just adulting slightly differently to you.
Before anyone asks, that includes people with high support needs.

Adults who need high levels of support are ALSO STILL ADULTS.
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