<p>DS touched on his disability (Asperger’s) in most of his essays with the thought that he didn’t want to go to a school which wouldn’t want him if it knew about it (regardless of the law). On our visits, we also made it a point to talk with disability services, as their interaction with him would be an important part of his success there. So, even without it being in the essay, if they could put 2 and 2 together…</p>
<p>I would be hesitant to make your disability the theme of the essay, however. You probably don’t want them thinking that you define yourself this way. DS wrote his common app essay on how he enjoys getting catalogues because they allow people to quantify their choices, compared it to situations where it doesn’t really work, and concluded that even when it doesn’t, it’s such a universal want that people still try to do it (example: college admissions!). You can see his different approach to life in the essay, but it doesn’t focus on his Asperger’s.</p>
<p>If you use examples in your essay which touch on situations you’ve confronted and how your disability affected them, that’s fine, but I feel it should be incidental to your main point. Perhaps that’s already what you had in mind?</p>