• meeeeetch@lemmy.world
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    15 hours ago

    Which probably cause a variety of cancers, but not autism. The increased rates are almost entirely the result of better diagnosis criteria.

    When JFK’s nephew hears 1 in 36 kids is diagnosed, his mind jumps to someone more disabled than his Aunt Rosemary after Walter Freeman was through with her.

    But almost all of the increase in diagnoses is made up of people who have a favorite train livery, want their food to have a specific texture, and get pretty upset about the itchy tag in their shirts.

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        4 hours ago

        Everybody (I assume) gets annoyed by itchy tags. How annoyed by the tag helps a doctor determine if you get a diagnosis or not.

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        It’s not the tags, it’s the seams. Easily remedied by buying natural fibers and turning the shirts inside-out.

        Now if we could only convince t-shirt makers to offer an “autistic print” option so the design is printed on the inside…

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          Fucking sock seams are hell. Socks are the worst fucking things ever because the seam is nearly always noticeable.

          My shirts and underwear have no tags, just printed directly on the fabric.

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            One if my weird tism things is socks. I gotta have socks. I don’t remove them except for bathing and sleeping.

            Look up Darn Tough socks, or really anything with Merino wool. Life changing socks, I tell you.

            Edit: spelling