Acceptance tips? Forget insulin metaphores. Forget "I am ill". If you see it as illness, chances are you will never accept "it's okay to be who I am". YOu will always see yourself as ill, broke brain....

Many of the things we do are not illness. If family has problem with us, it's often not because of our "illness", it's because we do things differently. You could be neurotypical and it would be still issue. Your career, your partners, where you live, how you cook, how you dress, the way you peel oranges...

You don't have to explain yourself to you. Education? I don't know, I always thought that "education your family and friends about your disorder" comes across as somewhat obnoxious. If you aren't doing anything bad, you have nothing to apologize for... if you hurt somebody, make up for that, don't "educate" them.
What I am saying... you yourself know if you cross the lines... if you done bad ****... lot can be forgiven. Made up for. If you are just different and troubled... it's nobody's business to judge you.