Thursday August 29, 2024 | I am always told that I can't afford it | I want to be sure I can be able to live independently

I've been told that I can't afford to live in an apartment. My parents think I spend too much money (and I do) and won't be able to live within my means. They don't fully understand my selective mutism and auditory processing issues. If they don't understand, what makes me think an apartment manager will? I'm starting to understand why they keep saying I can't afford to live in an apartment. I'm not sure what my mom is talking about when she says I can't afford to live in an apartment. If they say I can't afford it, then there is certainly nothing else I can do about that.  

If I am not autistic, then I certainly don't understand selective mutism fully either because selective mutism and autism might go hand in hand.  If I am autistic then I certainly do not show it!  I think I hide autism whenever I look at my aunt and sister and see how to act as my aunt is 7 years older than me and my sister is 5 years older than me.  Now do you see why I feel this way?