47:19I finally got tested; I have autism and depression:_GDMOhoho:
47:39hello Fir:hand-pink-waving::hand-pink-waving::hand-pink-waving:
47:42@TheComicRelief9001 Aww thank you!:sparkling_heart: WAAAAGH!
48:01Yeah, anxiety, depression, and executive dysfunction (specifically NOT adhd). Life is fun
48:27@itsTA-o Hi Friend!:sparkling_heart::hand-pink-waving:
48:36I'm fortunate I got diagnosed with AS in middle school, most people don't find out until they are adults
48:40it's always good to try to understand all kinds of people
49:29TA:_GDMHiiii:QK:_GDMHiiii:
49:51If you meet someone with autism, you have met ONE person with autism :_GDMNodders::_GDMNodders:
49:59alright, gotta go. maybe back later. have fun dm and folks
50:13I mean, some technically do, but we carry on
50:25proman byeeeee:hand-pink-waving:gl irl
50:27oh that must be frustrating for him
50:41later proman:_GDMCheers:
50:53yeah the infantilization goes nuts
51:08I was until you treated me like I'm two
51:12that's how some people talk to old people
51:32they didn't treat him like a baby
52:16@girldm I am on both ADHD and autism spectrum. Sometimes I am hyper focus on something and sometimes very distracted on somedays. :sparkling_heart:
54:03you will only act based on assumptions
54:52It goes back to how cable news would play people with disabilities up for ratings. I think society has been predisposed to believe that sort of thing
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55:31:crying_face::crying_face::crying_face:
56:06:_GDMNodders::_GDMNodders::nauseated_face::nauseated_face:
56:28:grinning_squinting_face:
56:42:face-blue-smiling::face-blue-smiling:
57:19coming from a generation and community where even getting a diagnosis garnered criticism and even isolation, its rough being older because it can be passed off and generalized ya
57:26ah like the dancing plague?