Do you ever think that maybe a diagnosis you received may have come back to bite you?

  • SnarkoPolo@lemm.ee
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    22 days ago

    I’m on the autism spectrum, with very low support needs. My health care provider has that in my medical records. Now I’m worried that I’m going to disappear into some camp, and my wife will never know what happened.

    • Droggelbecher@lemmy.world
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      21 days ago

      The psychologist who did like a shortened test on me actually recommended against going further and also getting diagnosed by a psychiatrist if I don’t want any official support. Just not worth a lifetime of discrimination within the medical system. I’m noticing it happening with my ADHD diagnosis. That one’s worth the discrimination though, since the treatment is a life saver (potentially literally).

      • Noodle07@lemmy.world
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        18 days ago

        Agreed, treatment changed my ADHD life. And it’s still nowhere near removing all of the symptoms

    • SippyCup@feddit.nl
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      21 days ago

      I’ve never been happier not to have an official diagnosis. My wife and I are considering our options.

      Ireland? New Zealand? We both have semi in demand skills. I’m a tradesman and she’s a social worker. Realistically we’re stuck here but looking at what we might be able to do

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        22 days ago

        RFKjr is setting up a national autism registration and he’s already proposed to send neurodivergent people to farms. It’s pure Nazi eugenics.

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          22 days ago

          I did a search, and discovered articles pointing to sending addicts to farms. I couldn’t find anything similar for neurodivergent people.

          Can you link something?

        • That_Devil_Girl@lemmy.ml
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          21 days ago

          My pet goldfish was also sent to a farm when I was a kid. Sending people to farms sounds like a euphemism for extermination.

        • locuester@lemmy.zip
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          22 days ago

          What?! Can you provide some sources on this?

          That seems to be complete nonsense. RFKjr is working to determine the cause of the increase in autism rates by linking datasets. Specifically looking into correlation with vaccines.

          There has never been talk of sending neurodivergent people to farms or camps.

        • Yermaw@lemm.ee
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          22 days ago

          Ffs America you’re supposed to be setting the example here