<![CDATA[For years, authorities and others in positions of power have made it very clear that autistic people’s experiences wouldn’t be taken seriously without a diagnosis.]]>For years, authorities and others in positions of power have made it very clear that autistic people’s experiences wouldn’t be taken seriously without a diagnosis.

And now, in some quarters at least, we're the ones being blamed for overloading the system 🤷‍♀️

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ohai.social/users/GreenSkyOverMe/statuses/116605932904060521https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ohai.social/users/GreenSkyOverMe/statuses/116605932904060521Wed, 20 May 2026 08:22:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to For years, authorities and others in positions of power have made it very clear that autistic people’s experiences wouldn’t be taken seriously without a diagnosis. on Wed, 20 May 2026 08:17:07 GMT]]>@KatyElphinstone

that's DARVO shit

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115982855104445836/statuses/116605912825778796https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115982855104445836/statuses/116605912825778796Wed, 20 May 2026 08:17:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to For years, authorities and others in positions of power have made it very clear that autistic people’s experiences wouldn’t be taken seriously without a diagnosis. on Wed, 20 May 2026 08:07:47 GMT]]>@AutisticDoctorStruggles

Right?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/KatyElphinstone/statuses/116605876156753608https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/KatyElphinstone/statuses/116605876156753608Wed, 20 May 2026 08:07:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to For years, authorities and others in positions of power have made it very clear that autistic people’s experiences wouldn’t be taken seriously without a diagnosis. on Wed, 20 May 2026 07:31:12 GMT]]>@KatyElphinstone first make any type of support dependent on "official" diagnosis, then wonder why people get diagnosed. Can't make this shit up.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/AutisticDoctorStruggles/statuses/116605732312345339https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/AutisticDoctorStruggles/statuses/116605732312345339Wed, 20 May 2026 07:31:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to For years, authorities and others in positions of power have made it very clear that autistic people’s experiences wouldn’t be taken seriously without a diagnosis. on Wed, 20 May 2026 07:30:12 GMT]]>@rawenwolf oh yes,so much this!! @KatyElphinstone

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/AutisticDoctorStruggles/statuses/116605728326892075https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/AutisticDoctorStruggles/statuses/116605728326892075Wed, 20 May 2026 07:30:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to For years, authorities and others in positions of power have made it very clear that autistic people’s experiences wouldn’t be taken seriously without a diagnosis. on Wed, 20 May 2026 07:28:22 GMT]]>@AutisticDoctorStruggles
Uuuugh, I despise the term so much.

"Everyone's got some mental illness today" ... Well, congratulations on finding out that humanity severely mentally wounded at this point three generations of people (in majority of cases by "everyday life" which is unsustainable these days) and we have the knowledge to see that.

Or another one of my "favourites":
"I turned out just fine without any fancy diagnosis" ... Likely coming from someone who's either and abuser or has a really unhealthy relationship with some addictive substance to cope with the mess that's their untreated mental state.

@KatyElphinstone

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://meow.social/users/rawenwolf/statuses/116605721133086450https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://meow.social/users/rawenwolf/statuses/116605721133086450Wed, 20 May 2026 07:28:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to For years, authorities and others in positions of power have made it very clear that autistic people’s experiences wouldn’t be taken seriously without a diagnosis. on Wed, 20 May 2026 07:16:34 GMT]]>@KatyElphinstone Anything to stop us from receiving the support and accommodations we need from NTs. It’s the same story with every disability - deny, dehumanise and deflect. 😒

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://writing.exchange/users/benjamincox/statuses/116605674720484860https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://writing.exchange/users/benjamincox/statuses/116605674720484860Wed, 20 May 2026 07:16:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to For years, authorities and others in positions of power have made it very clear that autistic people’s experiences wouldn’t be taken seriously without a diagnosis. on Wed, 20 May 2026 07:16:32 GMT]]>@AutisticDoctorStruggles

Exactly.

I guess they never thought that people might identify with/see themselves in a category that was framed so negatively.

System:
"Don't people realise it's supposed to be imposed on them?" (Thinks this but then stays quiet, remembering one isn't allowed to say that - power dynamics must be unspoken to work).

Funny that as soon as it's the prerogative of a marginalised group to identify with their label, it gets pulled. Strange, that 🤔

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/KatyElphinstone/statuses/116605674595701921https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/KatyElphinstone/statuses/116605674595701921Wed, 20 May 2026 07:16:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to For years, authorities and others in positions of power have made it very clear that autistic people’s experiences wouldn’t be taken seriously without a diagnosis. on Wed, 20 May 2026 07:08:16 GMT]]>@KatyElphinstone and "overdagnosis".... 🙄

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/AutisticDoctorStruggles/statuses/116605642130509936https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/AutisticDoctorStruggles/statuses/116605642130509936Wed, 20 May 2026 07:08:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to For years, authorities and others in positions of power have made it very clear that autistic people’s experiences wouldn’t be taken seriously without a diagnosis. on Wed, 20 May 2026 06:47:23 GMT]]>More on this topic of diagnosis in the podcast.

On substack:
https://neurosense.substack.com/p/why-we-need-to-reframe-autism-with

On Apple podcasts:
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/lets-talk-neurosense-the-psychology-of-neurodiversity/id1883007944

On Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/19fSshl0XkXqiKPCp3uyzO?si=gDBCV9koQHKqvEMHqrZJnw&t=2249

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