Yeah I’m very very glad I’m “just” ADHD. When I was diagnosed it wasn’t possible to be diagnosed as autistic and ADHD. They didn’t fully change that until I was well an adult. I was more ADHD as a kid so, ADHD it was.
I didn’t realize until I was middle aged that I’m probably level 1 and on the spectrum as well as ADHD.
So, it’s like you said, maybe a blessing in disguise. I just don’t want all my brethren and all of my sisters who did get diagnosed to face a horrible fate.
Us neurodivergent need to stick together. Justice for all.
Here’s hoping nerodivergents can band together and rise in the shadows to create systems that are far better than what society currently offers, and outcompete to such a degree that the corporations atrophy and die.
I am fairly certain I fall somewhere on the autistic spectrum. Somewhere at the top end on the mild/high-functioning/low-support-needs/however-you-want-to-describe-it.
I’ve never felt a need to pursue a diagnosis, I don’t think putting it on paper and making it official has anything to offer me that’s worth the aggravation of dealing with extra doctors appointments and such to get diagnosed.
But I’ve occasionally considered doing it so that I could potentially participate in any sort of research being done that might possibly help autistic people with higher support needs. That would be worth the aggravation.
But holy fuck does this administration make me glad I never did.
I always had a little paranoia that a diagnosis would be more trouble than it’s worth beyond just the annoyance of getting diagnosed. That somewhere I’d encounter some bullshit regulation where I’d be considered mentally unfit for something, or be disqualified from a job, or just have people treating me different if they found out.
But now it’s very clear that that’s sort of the plan, where a diagnosis would probably be actively used against me instead of just being the result weird edge cases where I might slip through the cracks due to some outdated poorly worded policy.
If you have any history of diagnosis or treatment for ADHD you’re fucked if they get this far. These people don’t care about the differences. I’ve taken stimulants for a decade, and considering the only thing between this administration and those records are a call to Walmart? I’ve got my passport close and am job hunting in Sweden/Germany.
Oh, I’ve got zero history of diagnosis or treatment for anything. But it’s become very apparent I definitely have multiple things lol. I just don’t really see doctors and that will someday be a problem.
So many people I know have been diagnosed and are on treatments though, and the fact that we’ve already gotten to the stage of disappearing protected classes despite court orders is troubling as hell to put it mildly. I want to believe we can still stop this before the worst happens, but securing a stable life elsewhere is frankly not a bad idea.
Sounds like not being diagnosed is a boon.
Yeah I’m very very glad I’m “just” ADHD. When I was diagnosed it wasn’t possible to be diagnosed as autistic and ADHD. They didn’t fully change that until I was well an adult. I was more ADHD as a kid so, ADHD it was.
I didn’t realize until I was middle aged that I’m probably level 1 and on the spectrum as well as ADHD.
So, it’s like you said, maybe a blessing in disguise. I just don’t want all my brethren and all of my sisters who did get diagnosed to face a horrible fate.
Us neurodivergent need to stick together. Justice for all.
💯
Here’s hoping nerodivergents can band together and rise in the shadows to create systems that are far better than what society currently offers, and outcompete to such a degree that the corporations atrophy and die.
First they came for the
socialistsimmigrants, and I did not speak out, because I was not ansocialistimmigrant. <-- WE ARE HEREThen they came for the
tradeunioniststransgendered people, and I did not speak out, because I was not atradeunionisttransgendered person.Then they came for the
Jewsneurodivergent, and I did not speak out—because I was nota Jewneurodivergent.Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.
—Martin Niemöller
You hope so. For your sake, I hope they leave you alone too.
Thank you thank you. I have a strong feeling they won’t stop with just Autistic people. We will persevere. ❤️
Uh, I hate to be the one to break the news but he’s spoken about not stopping with autism Adderall labor camps
I prefer the term concentration camp.
🤨😅
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I am fairly certain I fall somewhere on the autistic spectrum. Somewhere at the top end on the mild/high-functioning/low-support-needs/however-you-want-to-describe-it.
I’ve never felt a need to pursue a diagnosis, I don’t think putting it on paper and making it official has anything to offer me that’s worth the aggravation of dealing with extra doctors appointments and such to get diagnosed.
But I’ve occasionally considered doing it so that I could potentially participate in any sort of research being done that might possibly help autistic people with higher support needs. That would be worth the aggravation.
But holy fuck does this administration make me glad I never did.
I always had a little paranoia that a diagnosis would be more trouble than it’s worth beyond just the annoyance of getting diagnosed. That somewhere I’d encounter some bullshit regulation where I’d be considered mentally unfit for something, or be disqualified from a job, or just have people treating me different if they found out.
But now it’s very clear that that’s sort of the plan, where a diagnosis would probably be actively used against me instead of just being the result weird edge cases where I might slip through the cracks due to some outdated poorly worded policy.
Have I finally flaked out enough that it’s actually helped me?
If you have any history of diagnosis or treatment for ADHD you’re fucked if they get this far. These people don’t care about the differences. I’ve taken stimulants for a decade, and considering the only thing between this administration and those records are a call to Walmart? I’ve got my passport close and am job hunting in Sweden/Germany.
Oh, I’ve got zero history of diagnosis or treatment for anything. But it’s become very apparent I definitely have multiple things lol. I just don’t really see doctors and that will someday be a problem.
So many people I know have been diagnosed and are on treatments though, and the fact that we’ve already gotten to the stage of disappearing protected classes despite court orders is troubling as hell to put it mildly. I want to believe we can still stop this before the worst happens, but securing a stable life elsewhere is frankly not a bad idea.