You sound like an accomplished person.  I find it VERY hard to believe that adult women recoil in horror when you limp.  I think any woman of legal age got past that puerile reaction in elementary school.  I'm on a bit of a rant here, so I'll keep rolling.  

I've got three (male) friends who have CP in a noticeable way.  They'll never out sprint me but they can each write & speak better than I; out think, out work, out earn and generally out do me in a plethora of ways.  In fact, I wouldn't be the least surprised if each could easily surpass my meager ability to physically please & satisfy a woman.  I mean, and correct me if I'm wrong, but the older we get, the less CP means, right?  Certainly, by life's end (or by our ages), it becomes SO irrelevant.

One of my 3 friends very seriously dated a classmate of mine who was Miss (my state) USA several years ago.  CP notwithstanding, they were very much physically attracted to each other and no, she was not a provider.

I suspect you may be leaning on CP as an excuse.  How’s your GAME?  Might you have a self esteem issue (hey, stop using that small "i")?  Lack of confidence might impair your love life a lot more than CP.  I apologize for being so blunt, but I sincerely don’t buy the proposition that CP turns off every woman.

Look, I am 6' 2", 400 lbs and not exactly Don Juan, but I rarely have a problem finding civilian companionship of either a platonic or intimate nature.  

The key to this is attitude!  If you are confident, honest and caring upfront, you're not going to have a problem with finding a woman.  Also remember it is all about them, not yourself.  Women (and most men) love attention.  If you treat a woman like a friend first and a lover second, you are always going to be happy.  You don't dwell on yourself with a male friend, you talk about common interests.  Women work the same way.

Are you looking for the fashion-statement beauty for your companion?  Trust me, the really beautiful ones are NOT the ones to aspire toward.  Most are shallow and full of themselves.  

I prefer the Bette Midler types.  You know, about a 4-6 in looks, a 10 in brains and an 11 in the bedroom.  Believe me, there are more than enough of those type out there and they are worth the trip.

Having a problem meeting women, go where the women are.  Try the stores, the mall, the laundry, church (yes, I said church).  All great places to meet women.

Hang in there buddy, they're out there, you just have to look a bit harder and be a bit more accepting.

Meanwhile, enjoy the providers.  These women are a God-send!

I'm 37 and I've never had a girlfriend or a civilian date
either. I was an abnormally skinny kid, and was picked on
relentlessly until I graduated high school. I have basically been an outcast my entire life. I thank God for the working girls too, and I have been seeing them since I was 19. It's an expensive habit, but it keeps me sane for the most part. Like you, I am thankful that my education and job allow me to afford
this lifestyle.

In my opinion, the civilian females absolutely want it "all".
You have to be either Brad Pitt, Troy Aikman, Donald Trump,
or some combination of all three -- and they will still give
you sh*t. In alot of ways, I think I prefer my situation the
way it is, even though for me it was not a choice.

When I was in my early twenties, I came up with the following
saying, and I find it to be more true than ever:

"Their are only two kinds of women in the world, prostitutes
and whores...prostitutes are women who take money for sex, whores
are everyone else"

Good luck and be safe.

I too have mild CP.  I walk with a cane and occasionally use a manual wheelchair.  

While I sympathize with your plight, I think the post suggesting you may be using CP as a crutch may be on to something.  

I certainly found dating extremely difficult in both high school and college, but I did OK.  I never really had a *purely* physical relationship (though one came very close).  I had some wonderful, deep, long-lasting relationships that I treasured.  

I can't tell you what the best way is to find such relationships . . . my best ever came from being set up by a friend.  I can tell you, though, that if you stop looking, you'll never find one.  

I'd suggest sitting down with your closest, most trustworthy friend.  Preferably a woman, if possible, as they tend to be better about this stuff, but a guy would be ok.  Ask this person to give you an *honest* assessment of your strengths and weaknesses as a person.  You may find something very off-putting that you were doing unintentionally or subconsciously.  As an example, I had a conversation very similar to this with a close friend who is more disabled than I . . . he was having a similar problem.  I told him that what I thought might be turning people off was 1) long work hours, and 2) relatively militant disabled activism.  

The advice seemed to work, as he's now in a relationship (and also a much more pleasant person to be around).  I don't mean to suggest that these particular factors are at work in your case, only that you should seek the benefit of an honest evaluation.