#cause it’s true

[acespoliticalwaffles]

Finally got a call back from the autism assessment people. And what do you know? They said that insurance wouldn’t cover it so if we want to actually get me in to get tested it’ll be 4,000 US$ out of pocket. My parents said we can’t afford that right now.

This is what we mean when we say diagnosis is a privilege. Because in the US, it literally costs thousands of dollars for them to even look at you. And even if you can afford that, or your insurance will pay for it (most probably won’t), you still have to deal with doctors who have a very narrow view of what autism looks like, both in how it presents itself symptom-wise, and in how the people who have it look physically. If you do not fit the stereotype of Smart, but Socially Awkward White Boy, there is a chance they will reject you outright.

“Diagnosis is a privilege” doesn’t mean that only privileged people get diagnosed, or that your life must have been easy and perfect if you yourself were able to get one. It means that not everyone with certain conditions/disorders/neurodivergencies is able to get diagnosed with them for a variety of reasons that don’t include “they’re faking it”. And that is literally just a fact.

Like, seriously, what do people who think diagnosis isn’t a privilege think getting diagnosed is like? Like, with some disorders it’s much easier. I was diagnosed with depression the first day I saw my first psychiatrist. But most of the disorders they always claim people are faking (autism, adhd, did) are actually very difficult to get diagnosed with just because it takes so long and can often be very expensive. Like, I’ve literally been waiting to get diagnosed for almost half a year. And now they say they won’t even try unless we fork over $4,000. People who are against self-diagnosis are so fucking dense. Like, what do you want me to do? Say I don’t have autism because I couldn’t pay them to check??? Cause only rich people can have autism I guess./s

Knowing that I’m autistic has helped me understand a lot about myself that I didn’t before. It has helped me realize that some of my weak points (not being able to work with vague instructions, being very sensitive to criticism, etc.) have a reason behind them and other people experience them in similar ways. I am autistic. I do not have any doubts about being autistic. And I do not have to prove to strangers on the internet that I am autistic before I get to talk about my experiences with it without being relentlessly scrutinized.

Edit: Been seeing some ppl talk about this phrase in a way I hadn’t before and I want to clarify: getting diagnosed is not always actually good, especially when you’re very young and you don’t get to decide whether you want it or not. What I meant in this post is that access to diagnosis is a privilege. Hope that clears things up if you had questions. This was mainly meant to demonstrate that ppl who are against self-dx need to get their facts straight. I’m not actually here to talk about the privilege aspect very much either (I didn’t realize there was discourse there), but in short: it’s complicated, but it is often a result of some privilege that ppl are able to get diagnosed, especially later in life. I also want to make it clear that it’s very valid to not want a dx. I actually went back and forth on it myself bc of all the fucked up laws and discrimination and stuff. (Which is yet another reason self-dx is valid and sometimes the best option) So yeah. Idk, just wanted to make it clear what I’m trying to say.

#self dx #self diagnosis #autism #autism diagnosis #actuallyautistic #actually autistic #actually autism #anti fakeclaiming #fake disorder cringe #fakeclaiming #self diagnosed autism #fuck fakeclaimers #anti self dx #anti self diagnosis #diagnosis is a privilege #god what if I tag #facts don't care about your feelings #cause it’s true #facts don’t care about your classism #facts don’t care about your ableism #we’ll see if I have to take that off #i don’t want a ton of conservatives on this post #well here’s hoping I don’t get fucking harassed 😘

[red-prince]

When Max didn’t want to give back the position to Checo, I literally said: “duh, obviously he won’t, he is a fan of Charles Leclerc”

#i swear i said it #cause it’s true #max is number one in charles’s fandom #he wants his ‘friend’ to be just behind him that’s obvious #great race tho #happy birthday lando 😑 #but this come back was impressive #charles and max are my champions #f1 #formula one #f1blr #formula 1 #f1 fandom #charles leclerc #scuderia ferrari #ferrari #f1 love #max verstappen #red bull racing #lestappen #brazilian gp 2022

[lostchildofthenewworld]

Listerine literally only has 'fans' and I use that term loosely because she is a self-insert NLOG that was described as being pretty and had two 'important' men running after her. Like it's actually hilarious.

talk that shit anon! 🗣️

#anon ask #cause it’s true

[servospawn]

Wow it’s my baby Zero! I’m gagging right now, no matter how much of a clone of Panda he becomes that’s still baby girl.

And I kindly request for Zero & Matt to kiss make-out. 🥹

(Matt is so lucky to have a gorgeous boyfriend)

lmao baby girl..

he really still is the #1 hot cocoa gay. i’m glad i got to fix his silly face in ts4 though because it was touch &go for a second there.

he looks like Hiếu too but yeah most of the resemblance comes from Panda which i’m pleased about. Granger can’t automatically dismiss him now when they make eye contact.

now that i have both of their files updated i can see about finding a build for them to settle in so they can spread the PDA.

#i still can’t with baby girl #cause it’s true

[fangirlfreak08]

Kits a change stan

#prove me wrong #you can’t #cause it’s true #kit herondale #the dark artifices

[boykingbrainrot]

can you believe florence and the machine wrote the album ceremonials about sam winchester

#cause it’s true #florence and the machine #sam winchester #such selfish prayers I can’t get enough #sam coded

[anexlarrieblog]

It’s so funny to me when larries look at holivia or elounor and are like haha they don’t like each other because they’re not constantly all over each other when Louis and Harry haven’t been seen within 10 miles of each other since 2015 😭😭

I know it’s brutal 😭😂

#cause it’s true #just a fact they #ignore completely #lmfao

[momo-de-avis]

Funniest map on the internet

#it's true they're required by law here #bf looked it up cause we wanted to get rid of ours #and we can't lmfao

[animationismycomfort]

tell me I’m wrong

I dare you.

#octodad #rb #my stuffy stuff #like…come on #tell me octo isn’t perfect malewife material #and scarlet isn’t a girlboss #you can’t #cause it’s true

[bloodybellycomb]

#supernatural #spn #destiel #reposting this again bc i will never be free #also bc my stupid horrible phone caused me to delete it the first time #bc god hates me specifically #why does this post get more true with time #birdy chirps

[chloesimaginationthings]

The FNAF movie duo learn about trash and the gang

#myart #chloesimagination #comic #michael afton #fnaf vanessa #vanessa afton #vanessa shelly #mike schmidt #trash and the gang #fnaf #fnaf movie #fnaf pizzeria simulator #sister location #fnaf fanart #five nights at freddy's #I like to believe Michael made trash and the gang himself #Vanessa is lowkey impressed even if Michael dodged the question BAHA #These are also the first animatronics Mike likes #just cause they seem docile and not able to hurt him #it’s true trash and the gang are friends to all 🩵 #put them in one of the fnaf movies please #I gotta draw more pizza sim content

[yvmoveon]

YUP !!!!! she is me

#this is literally how i think #she and i have the same mindset #i love how she says scarcity mindset 💀 #cause it’s true #thoughts

[bamsara]

more trod au stuff specifcially: dreams

IDK if i want dream!narinder to be canon in the AU yet but it's certainly a concept to play around with because I think it's funny if Lamb's dreams are just kinda bittersweet while Narinder's is just that one audio going NIGHTMARE NIGHTMARE NIGHTMARE NIGHTM

#trod au #the rehabilitation of death #narilamb #true devotion #cult of the lamb #cotl narinder #cotl lamb #cotl the one who waits #tw blood #just in case cause nari's chest #doodles #i wanna talk about the dream stuff and au stuff but i dont want to spoil what i already have solidified #but there is A FEW OF YOU #who are leaving comments on ao3 that predicting WAY too close to what i have planned #you know who you are KHGLKSHDGSDS

[inkskinned]

he says i hate everyone except you and that is addictive and that is kind of romantic and beautiful because you're young and you're kind of a sarcastic asshole too and you don't like bad boys, per say, but you don't really like good ones either. and you like that you were the exception, it felt like winning.

except life is not a romance book, and he was kind of being honest. he doesn't learn to be nice to your friends. he only tolerates your family. you have to beg him to come with you to birthday parties, he complains the whole time. you want to go on a date but - people are often there, wherever you're going. he's just so angry. about everything, is the thing. in the romance book, doesn't he eventually soften? can't you teach him, through your own sense of whimsy and comfort?

at first - you know introverts often need smaller friend groups, and honestly, you're fine staying at home too. you like the small, tidy life you occupy. you're not going to punish him for his personality type.

except: he really does hate everyone but you. which means he doesn't get along with his therapist. which means he has no one to talk to except for you. which means you take care of him constantly, since he otherwise has no one. which means you sometimes have to apologize for him. which means he keeps you home from seeing your friends because he hates them. you're the single exception.

about a decade from this experience, you'll type into google: how to know if a relationship is codependent.

he wraps an arm around you. i hate everyone except you. these days, you're learning what he's actually confessing is i have very little practice being kind.

#i used to think it was romantic too and then i was like. now i see it as a HUGE red flag #writeblr #it is also almost EXCLUSIVELY said by immature ppl who think this is normal #fyi even if u think it's funny and ur like 'im an introvert it's just TRUE' like. you need therapy (ily tho) #healed introversion is just ''i would prefer to be by myself'' not ''i hate every person'' ... hate is not normal. that is not healthy #im sorry. i know it feels accurate. but if you're walking around with that kind of rage.... #1. you're making a LOT of assumptions about every single person u have ever met. which is often unfair and unkind #and also usually involves judging people based on their worst moments or little mistakes #2. you are being unfair to the person who is ur ''exception'' #3. there is a VAST difference between ''ur my favorite person'' and ''the ONLY person i like.'' #idk i think this is just a personal bias thing tbh #im sure there are people who have this experience normally #but i have YET to find a man who thinks like this and ISNT absolute DOGSHIT. although tbh.... like. im sure he exists #when u hit like 30 some of the things that were once kind of hot now just sound fucking exhausting. like ''im in a band'' #edit in the tags: i used to kind of be like this too. but the thing is that like. my life became so much more peaceful #once i started believing that people are generally good. like yes i am mad at the world at large #but it's just.... a very hard way to live. you're not a bad person or wrong for the ways other people hurt you and taught you to be angry. #but that anger will continue to hurt YOU. it will punish YOU. it will prevent YOU from making new deep connections. it will protect you yes #but it will also cause MASSIVE blowback. bc if you lose the One Person... your life will fall apart. i know this personally. #i really recommend just trying to be... cautiously optimistic instead. like. yes #people can be horrible and cruel and there are some communities (incels for example) that aren't worth that optimism #but i think like... most people will hold a door for you . most people want to help you find your wallet . #i hope one day you are able to find peace. i hope that rage eventually smooths over. i know how hard it is PERSONALLY #and i know what must have happened to you. and im deeply deeply sorry we share the same wound. #but i promise - sometimes we all need someone else to help us carry the weight. eventually the rage has to die so that we can let help in #i had to spend years biting at outstretched hands. i still often do. im still very wary . and my heart breaks that you flinch too. #here's the thing: i don't blame you. but we were both acting out of fear and pain. .... not out of healthy behavior. and ... change #was needed. i needed change too. rage was useful for a while. then it just left me isolated and bitter. i had to (with effort) #choose to let that rage go. and let people in . VERY SLOWLY THO LOL

[bunny-xoxo]

If I was a sim I’d live in brindleton bay

#bout to take my dog on a walk at the waterfront n had this thought #cause it’s true

[werepires]

Canon Gay Cas moment

#bobby rewatches supernatural #5x03 #love that I can now say that and it's true #canon gay cas moment cause cas is canonically gay AND in love with Dean