#in the eyes of Big Ableism (sorry. cant think of a way to phrase this) | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

thiefnessman · 1 year

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“ooooh late-diagnosed people have it so hard it’s so much better for people who were diagnosed in their childhood” stop it! they’re just giving you excuses! i was diagnosed with autism at a young age and my college refused to accept my paperwork because it was “too old”, meanwhile a bunch of my peers are given shit when seeking accommodations and whatnot because “ooh you were diagnosed too late”. no one has it better they’re just telling you bullshit.

#like ok there's some things that i have experienced that are probably better than someone who was diagnosed late #but there are also things i experienced due to my childhood diagnosis that sucked.#and furthermore: having been in special ed since... i dont know actually when i started? maybe 2nd grade?#and furthermore: just because i have a longer history of diagnosis and paperwork still does not grant me enough Legitimacy #in the eyes of Big Ableism (sorry. cant think of a way to phrase this)#no one will ever be 'good enough'#they are pitting people against each other and giving you dumb reasons as to why they wont accept and listen to you #sorry i just. the whole thing with my autism expiring and me explaining it to my peers at college was like.#oh people really think i have it better. they really told them they actually *like* it when people are diagnosed in childhood.#people actually believe that that is a magical wand that allows you to bypass ableism #bc ppl were so surprised that this was happening to me #dude they will give you bullshit abt diagnoses and paperwork no matter what!!! it's gatekeeping!!!#ignore the fact that two of these tags start with 'and furthermore' in a weird way. for some reason i cannot edit them

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