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Greengoop wrote: Sun Oct 20, 2024 1:53 pm Good idea! And I also have OCD and a really rare (1 in 100000) disability I forgot the name of

Im actually being tested for ADHD this week! Im so exicted!

Do you wanna be ADHD or not?

Greengoop wrote: Sun Oct 20, 2024 1:54 pm Do you wanna be ADHD or not?

For context i was diagnosed with it about 12 years ago? Im not sure, but the person who was in charge of putting on record... just didnt... cuz "It would be harder to find a school"

I mean, I guess he was concerned for you if he thought that way

Greengoop wrote: Sun Oct 20, 2024 1:58 pm I mean, I guess he was concerned for you if he thought that way

Yeah... didnt help in the slightest LMAO

I didn’t have trouble finding a primary school since I didn’t know about my autism until I was 8

Greengoop wrote: Sun Oct 20, 2024 2:00 pm I didn’t have trouble finding a primary school since I didn’t know about my autism until I was 8

Guess i just had the pain of being diagnosed at age 2, lol.

In theory getting a diagnosis should at least give you some access to care, I've got some friends who had a late ADHD diagnosis but now can take meds that help them concentrate and it's made quite a difference for them. Though of course, there's the downsides such as professional discrimination and lack of access to things as you're rightfully mentioning.

Master wrote: Sun Oct 20, 2024 2:01 pm In theory getting a diagnosis should at least give you some access to care, I've got some friends who had a late ADHD diagnosis but now can take meds that help them concentrate and it's made quite a difference for them. Though of course, there's the downsides such as professional discrimination and lack of access to things as you're rightfully mentioning.

THIS! I already have trouble finding care due to my mom blaming everything on my "Hormones"

EdgeRabbit wrote: Sun Oct 20, 2024 2:01 pm

Greengoop wrote: Sun Oct 20, 2024 2:00 pm I didn’t have trouble finding a primary school since I didn’t know about my autism until I was 8

Guess i just had the pain of being diagnosed at age 2, lol.

I mean, my autism is hardly severe (I’ve had people not believe me when I told them I had it ) so I had no problem finding a secondary

Master wrote: Sun Oct 20, 2024 2:01 pm professional discrimination

Is that a real thing? Or do you mean people gatekeeping stuff from you because of it

Greengoop wrote: Sun Oct 20, 2024 2:02 pm Is that a real thing? Or do you mean people gatekeeping stuff from you because of it

Yes! Work places dont like disabled people and so its harder for us to find jobs in places like customer service.

But its also hard to find doctors unfortunately.

That must suck! Although I have seen very autistic people working in restaurants before, and that warmed my heart a lot

Greengoop wrote: Sun Oct 20, 2024 2:11 pm That must suck! Although I have seen very autistic people working in restaurants before, and that warmed my heart a lot

Yeah.. its nice to be included.. isnt it?

It depends on the workplace, but yeah there's definitely cases where folks will either be locked out of jobs cause people don't want to deal with them, or they do have a job but stuggle and suffer because they can't fit into the "culture" as it was. In fairness, there are initiatives and campaigns to try and make places more neurodivergent friendly, and I've not really had any issues where I work.

But in the grand scheme of things, It doesn't help either that autism is a spectrum disorder, I think we higher functioning folks, especially if we wear the mask well, sometimes forget that just cause we can get by, doesn't mean others can. It affects differently in means and in severity. And neurotypical folk are more likely to encounter higher functioning folks in their day-to-day, so their own perceptions are going to be skewed.

Master wrote: Sun Oct 20, 2024 2:14 pm It doesn't help either that autism is a spectrum disorder, I think we higher functioning folks, especially if we wear the mask well, sometimes forget that just cause we can get by, doesn't mean others can. It affects differently in means and in severity.

Im actually in the middle of the function spectrum, i can do certain tasks really well, like making pasta.

However i need assistance in most other stuff, like cleaning and taking care of myself.. i cannot live by myself beacause of this.

Ah, my remark was meant to be more reflective on folks who are on a similar functional level as I and how our own perspectives can be skewed. But yeah, folks don't really understand how much of a struggle it can be on that front, cause to them things like that are instinctual and trivial, the idea of it being a struggle is an aberration.

Master wrote: Sun Oct 20, 2024 2:32 pm Ah, my remark was meant to be more reflective on folks who are on a similar functional level as I and how our own perspectives can be skewed. But yeah, folks don't really understand how much of a struggle it can be on that front, cause to them things like that are instinctual and trivial, the idea of it being a struggle is an aberration.

Yeah... but also theres the "Not being disabled enough" Bullcrap.

They hate us when were too disabled, and they hate us when were not disabled enough, its a cycle that doesnt help anyone.

Yeah very good point, I've not had the indiginity of having to deal with those kinds of assessments, but I've heard horror stories, it's painful.

Master wrote: Sun Oct 20, 2024 2:40 pm Yeah very good point, I've not had the indiginity of having to deal with those kinds of assessments, but I've heard horror stories, it's painful.

Yeah, reminds me of when my old school tried to send me to conversation therapy back in 8th grade when I came out...


They also asked what i was like in bed??? I WAS 13???

Master wrote: Sun Oct 20, 2024 2:14 pm It doesn't help either that autism is a spectrum disorder

That’s exactly why people didn’t believe me when I told them I had it. They just hadn’t seen us be portrayed in my way in the media

EdgeRabbit wrote: Sun Oct 20, 2024 2:43 pm They also asked what i was like in bed??? I WAS 13???

I doubt they meant it in THAT way, that’d just be straight weird. Maybe they were wondering on how you slept