My brother keeps comparing autism to drug addiction
I struggle a lot with my family. There seems to be a lot of misunderstanding what ASD is. My brother is a heavy drug addict. There's a lot of tension in the family. It's very hard for me to deal with this cuz he keeps comparing having a drug addiction to having autism. His argument is that some ppl are more sensitive to getting addicted, hence he's born into the addiction. He says they are both mental disorders. Although he keeps reminding me that you can get rid of addiction but I'll never get rid of autism. Constantly telling me that at least he isn't an 'autist' as he likes to use as a slur (to other ppl like friends he keeps referring me as 'the autist')
Even after telling him to quit making this comparison he keeps mentioning it. What do I do?
Anytime my parents tell him to leave the home he keeps mentioning I should be kicked out cuz I have autism. He keeps making me genuinely feel bad. He said my sister left the home due to my autism which isn't even true and makes up stuff to cause conflict w other relatives. I've a hard time even reading the room, let alone dealing with conflicts like this. It gives me a lot of stress and makes me feel insecure... how do I deal with this properly?