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As far as I know, they do not. But I’m not sure how autism would affect, for instance, one’s ability to draw an analogue clock showing 11:10. Personality changes often show up months before cognitive deficits are measurable and I don’t think we’re any more likely to have friends/family see changes that aren’t there.

Dementia is defined as the loss of cognitive abilities a person once had. It’s meant to be a comparison to your former self, not your peers. That doesn’t mean that it won’t show false positives for us, but a lot of the tests are not simple straightforward verbal answers to verbal questions, as implied here. Written pattern recognition, or the ability to repeat words and/or or numbers should not be negatively affected by autism in verbal autistic people.

I will talk to the neuropsych giving a lecture I’m attending later today, though. It’s already on recognizing dementia vs delirium in an ER setting.

I wonder if they have different dementia tests for autistic people. Because they're definitely going to get a hell of a lot of false positives if they're testing someone's cognitive abilities by the measuring stick of "can this person reply to a simple straightforward question with a simple straightforward answer?"

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socks on or socks off in bed?

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"5 things of how they can provide value"??? You, sir, need to learn English. Maybe "5 ways they provide value." Of course talking about women this way is gross, regardless of the grammar. But if you're gonna put an entire gender down like that you'd best be able to provide the value of correct grammar.

Wow, I wonder why you’re single, David? 🤔 It can’t be that you’re an asshole, it must be that women are stupid, shallow bitches, huh.

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© plutoxoxi via x/twitter

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Of course, the reality is that no one is actually stealing anything. There’s obviously some portal in that one user’s freezer that keeps switching their water with the other user’s ice. We need to get science on this one.

Perfectly ordered posts on my dash

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I talk about suicidal ideation with my therapist and psychiatrist frequently and have for decades. I have never been put on a hold. Part of the problem is the idea that just saying you have the thoughts will get you locked up. People can talk about it with a professional and work on the cause, and how to deal with those thoughts without being locked up. It’s only if you say you plan to do it that you can be put on a hold. People who want to get better absolutely can seek help. I feel like posts like this that imply mere suicidal thoughts will get you out in a hold are more harmful than helpful, even though they are trying to address a serious problem. Don’t perpetuate the myth and inadvertently discourage people from seeking help.

I get forced institutionalization can suck (I’ve been institutionalized myself) but what’s the alternative if there’s reason to believe someone’s going to commit suicide? Is it really better to risk someone dying?

I'm gonna be honest: I really do not have strong confidence in designing an optimal solution here. I just know that even small shifts in the current system would clearly be better.

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no actually i don't think antivaxxers' kids should die from a disease. i don't think gun advocates' kids should die in school shooting. children dying is bad actually, even if they're children of people you don't like.

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Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders appear most often in your 20s and are believed to be a primary reason why so many people in their early and mid 20s suddenly disappear with no signs of foul play.

If you are in that age range and you're suddenly feeling scared, paranoid, like people are out to get you, please get help. If you have friends or loved ones in that age range and you notice them suddenly behaving strangely or erratically, reach out to them. Make sure they know that they're not alone and that they have options.

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Husband called me into the bedroom to show me the tag on our mattress cover, he was very proud.

“This seems like something tumblr will like! It’ll get you all the notes…ReTumbls? It’ll get you all the ReTumbls.”

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My husband regarding a recent murder of three people and attempted murder of one, via Death Cap Beef Wellington:

"I bet it was tasty though"

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No, but I do have an STP. It doesn't involve any splash back of someone else's pee.

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as a society we need to normalize platonic soulmates. please. like literally live with your best friend. raise a kid/pet with your best friend. why should people have to "be alone" and not experience some parts of life just because they never fall in love. stop making the world revolve around fucking romance.

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