I wish more people realized that when someone is seeking diagnosis, it's not because we are trying to collect diseases like infinity stones. it's not to be quirky or interesting.
diagnosis is the guide to resources and community. knowing how to help yourself, being able to understand yourself, connecting with others with similar experiences so you dont feel crazy or alone, finding the right places to look for relief and support, learning about accommodations that can make your life not only easier but liveable.
and for all these reasons, people are allowed to be excited for their diagnosis, theyre allowed to lean into it and advocate for themselves with language they didn't even know existed for the way they live. it is entirely normal to be happy and relieved after finding out that not only is there a name for your experience, but also people groups communities just like you ready to talk about it and support each other.
diagnosis opens up entire worlds for people, that's a good thing. and we need to stop shaming anyone who wants/seek it.
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My therapist: are you overwhelmed?
Me, working two full time jobs with a 3hr commute that leaves me with barely 3 hours a day left to attempt to sleep even though it usually takes at least 2 hours to fall asleep if it happens at all, barely remembering to eat without an alarm telling me to, and never having time to write or draw even though I really want to and when I get the chance I can't get anything down anyway: no, no, that can't be it
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"why can't your adaptations and coping mechanisms for managing your adhd work in the specific way that I personally dictate to you on the basis of my own personal preferences and what I perceive to be the logical best way to end up achieving the exact same result? Why can't you just do things normally my way?"
Idk Janice it's a mental disorder for a fucking reason but at this point even if it wasn't I'd have to give serious consideration to doing this out of spite.
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Every day I resist the urge to become an obnoxiously loud individual questioning 'accomodations' that aren't really accomodating
However as an able-bodied person I have no grounds for my complaints nor the means to keep myself from making things worse for people by being bad at it
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Hello, I'm knew to using your mods for cas and just wanted to know if they are up to date for the new patch. Not sure if they are compatible or not because this is my first time using them. Thank you in advance.
Hello! My cas mods/bgs should generally be safe with new patches as it is only an object override for a debug item. Unless the devs make changes to that specific object, it will work as usual. CAS UI mods are usually the main culprit for any UI breaking in CAS.
* I'll need to back to some backgrounds so that it works well w/ horses (esp the one with reflected floor)
Unrelated to ur question, from the bits I see, my cas bgs would probably look funny with horses since they're huge and clips thru objects :') reminds me of ts3 horses barging into buildings 😂
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so in essence i couldnt be a stay at home for ashe and ty unless someone worked from home bc id probably kill myself. but i wanna be a stay at home so badly. i think in my dreams asheton is a famous artist and tyler makes enough money for us to live comfortably with me doing all the cooking and cleaning and homemaking for them while they do what they do
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If you are ever thinking of an autistic person and say to yourself "I never really have to make any/many accomodations for them."
Yeah.
That is because WE are the ones making the accomodations for YOU.
You always hear about how we need all this support and patience but no one ever talks about the sacrafices ASD people make for he NTs in our lives that they never even see or know about.
Oh, you think I am "well spoken?" Thats cuz i spent a ridiculous amount of time rehearsing my lines and facial expressions to make sure they meet your liking.
I don't seem to have any sensory issues? My guy, i have nerve damage from raw dogging the pain. You ever watch a lactose intolerant person eat dairy? They aint gonna shit their pants in front of you. You dont have to follow them into he bathroom to believe them.
Oh you mean you dont remember me ever having a meltdown? I locked myself on the bathroom to have my "temper tantrums" in private since i was 5 years old.
You think I dont stim? Let me roll up my sleeves and show you the gashes and scars from clawing myself under my shirt. The inside of my mouth looks like a crime scene. I can taste the blood. You cant. I would much rather be "squirming" or wearing very strong perfume but i know that bothers people so i find another way.
You think i am "smart?" Yeah i might be, but that is because i am constantly using my problem solving skills to quietly and covertly solve problems i am not "supposed" to have. Problems that would never even occur to you. Problems you would never even know about because i am fucking terrified of what people would say if they knew it takes me 3 hours to get dressed and shower sometimes.
I have given myself perminant nerve damage just because i was afraid to make other people even a little uncomfy.
You understand body language because it comes naturally to you.
I understand body language because it comes naturally to you.
We are not the same.
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