Yah. I'm thinking the YouTube/Motivational Speaking type job is the way to go - I just have NO clue on how to go about it... Hopefully someone can offer insight on how to break into an industry like that.
Again, not something I can give professional insight on. However, there are numerous others who speak on YouTube about these things and by relating to your viewers and being related to you can probably achieve your goals. It's definitely worth a shot and may help you find the professional connections you need to make this a reality. Edit: spelling. Stupid swipe text
Here are some decent youtube videos in which people with various disabilities talk about what it's like living with that disability: MY EXPERIENCE WITH OCD | AYYDUBS Neil Hilborn - "OCD" (Rustbelt 2013) How A.D.H.D. Feels What it's Like Having Epilepsy Carly's Café - Experience Autism Through Carly's Eyes Luke and Jan talk about their lives with autism Living and overcoming life with a disability Man With Cerebral Palsy Recalls First Experience At Gay Bar Showing my tics (CONTAINS SOME SWEARING) | Tourettes What it's like/how Tourettes work life in a wheelchair
and for the last video, here's a feel good one: Drew Lynch: Stuttering Comedian Wins Crowd Over - America's Got Talent 2015