Autistic CPTSD culture is "are you mad at Me? You're mad at me aren't you, I did something you didn't like but you didn't tell me cause that's what the other people in my life have done so you must be the same way"
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Why self-diagnosed autistics are valid
medical diagnosis can be expensive
humans are the experts on their own minds
family may prevent assessment
diagnosis criteria is a poor checklist of stereotypes
diagnosis criteria ignores gender, race, sexuality, culture & more
medical diagnosis confirms autism, but doesn't create it
discrimination within the medical profession may prevent diagnosis.
Assessment waiting lists often long
medical trauma may make assessment unfeasible
Neurodiverse Journeys
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folk-ish country-ish olivia is something i didn't know i needed until i got it
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i romanticize even the worst of times, when all it took to make me cry was being alive. look up and see the reflection of someone who never gave way to the pain. what if i told her that now that i'm older there isn't a moment i would change? and now i crave, i crave to do it again.
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