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my-autism-adhd-blog · 17 days

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Why self-diagnosed autistics are valid

medical diagnosis can be expensive

humans are the experts on their own minds

family may prevent assessment

diagnosis criteria is a poor checklist of stereotypes

diagnosis criteria ignores gender, race, sexuality, culture & more

medical diagnosis confirms autism, but doesn't create it

discrimination within the medical profession may prevent diagnosis.

Assessment waiting lists often long

medical trauma may make assessment unfeasible

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#self diagnosis #why it’s valid #I find it perfectly acceptable with doing the correct research #the diagnosis process can be complicated and sometimes not a very pleasant experience #i honestly think I had ADHD too but I have no idea if I am #actually autistic #self diagnosed adhd #neurodivergence #neurodiversity #actually neurodivergent #feel free to share/reblog #Neurodiverse Journeys (Facebook)#autism awareness month #autism acceptence month

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bwbawa · 7 months

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truly what is r the main differences like ACTUAL differences not things in common with adhd and autism

#actually asking #autism #self diagnosed autism #undiagnosed autism #adhd #undiagnosed adhd #self diagnosed adhd #neurodivergent #am i autistic?

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purpleflameb0i · 8 months

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I cannot stress how important getting a diagnosis is for any mental disorder/disability (for anyone who needs it/wants it). And I also cannot stress how much of a privilege it is for people to get an official diagnosis. Self diagnosis is valid. Sincerely, a professionally diagnosed autistic person.

#self diagnosis #self diagnosed autism #self diagnosed adhd #self diagnosers #neurodiversity #autism #autistic #adhd #This goes for anything btw

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terfarchive · 2 months

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me seeing sock (nonbinary genderqueer neurogender it/its) diagnose themself with adhd because school is boring (my doctor recommended to me to get a college roommate that can handle my medication for me because my adhd is so severe i can’t live independently)

#radblr #radical feminism #terfblr #terfsafe #radical feminist safe #gender critical #female separatism #male violence #tra receipts #trans receipts #adhd #self diagnosis #self diagnosed adhd

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shadowsbrainrot · 1 year

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i hate the anti self diagnosis crowd bc it’s so counterproductive and has so little nuance abt how disability intersects w ppl who are already marginalized outside of it. So many ppl either don’t have access to or are not taken seriously by doctors because of misogyny, systemic racism and poverty, sometimes there’s just nothing a person can do than wait indefinitely on a waitlist when their healthcare system isn’t stellar or they don’t have access to anything better. The one thing self dx does is give ppl a community where they can find self help and a sense of belonging w ppl who share their struggle and ik from experience my journey was a lot lonelier and scarier when i was too scared to interact w other neurodivergent ppl on the internet when i was afraid to speak about my chronic pain or my experience as the host of a system, when i was bottling all these things up. nobody can tell you your experience except for yourself and trying to police and undermine ppl who are only searching for answers or a sense of community and belonging is not only stupid but cruel.

#pro self dx #self diagnosis is valid #disability #autistic #chronic illness #system #self diagnosers #neurodivergent #self diagnosed autism #self diagnosed adhd #undiagnosed system

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chaos-gremlin-extraordinaire · 1 year

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I have surfed for a *long* while through ADHD content and always, always when I came across stuff like undiagnosed people being called 'lazy' for their executive dysfunction I would relate but always in a distant 'ha ha! That happens! ' kind of way.

It has only occured to me recently (from recent forceful reminders) that /maybe/ people don't actually realize that it's a little deeper than that?

Cause when someone calls you lazy after you quote ADHD at them, they don't mean in it in a 'oh, it's a one time thing' way. They are literally saying that all your life, all the things you've struggled in silence with like regular chores, personal hygiene, lack of concentration,etc. Is a personal choice that you make and continue to make and could stop at any time if you wanted to. It's someone making up their mind about your intelligence, commitment, abilities and character and seeing your challenges as something that could be overcome easily and that you are choosing not to do so when you so clearly have the ability to.

And can I say that it sucks.

Because how are you to begin asking for help when everyone believes you can help yourself?

#AuDHD #autism #adhd #neurodivergent #actually adhd #neurodiversity #self diagnosed adhd #adhd things #adhd stuff #adhdawareness #rambles #when the short focus of ADHD wars with the autistic urge to write entire paragraphs.#actually autistic

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for-my-mind-to-run-around-free · 6 months

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Do you know what’s so fucking irritating ?

Having adhd and growing up forced into nt coping strategies. So much so that you have to talk yourself out of it every single fucking time.

Do you struggle to pay attention to your homework and stare into space for no reason for and unknown amount of time ?

You need to remove all and every possible distraction. Stop reading number plates. Stop reading grave stones. Don’t even try listening to any music. Remove EVERYTHING that’s on your desk.

Like. No. Please shut up.

Listen to songs that you’ve memorised while solving maths problems because it’s just stimulating enough that you can focus and enjoy the maths.

Have ALL the equipment you need at the reach of your hand because searching for them means you get nothing done.

My brother watches the tv shows he memorised while doing maths because that’s the level of stimulation he needs. I can’t stop myself from advising him to not do it because it’s bad for him. -I know I’m probably wrong. I say it anyways. I hate me for it-

Why are you soo messy? I’ve spent my life cleaning up and tidying your room your —- years old you should be organised now!

Put this here. And put this there. And you can’t have anything but your glasses on your dressing table, everything must be out of sight in drawers so it looks tidy. You can’t have anything on your desk it’ll distract you, make sure everything is put away.

No. Stop. Please. Stop.

I don’t remember things/ tasks that I can’t see. I won’t remember to read the book if I can’t see it on the bedside table. I won’t remember to grab my keys if they’re not staring at me.

I will procrastinate any task that requires me to do two more additional steps of actually finding the object and taking it out of the drawer.

I can’t use a completely empty bedside table/dressing table or whatever because I need to be able to see stuff.

My room isn’t untidy if I know EXACTLY where everything is. It might look unorganised to your nt eyes because you’ve been conditioned to see catalogue perfect rooms, but I know where everything is in this room and that means I can function.

#adhd #actually adhd #adhd post #self diagnosed adhd #adult adhd #rant #my adhd #adhd rant #rant post #I’m so tired #sorry for the long post #mine

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chronicsymptomsyndrome · 3 months

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Having ADHD does not mean what people think it means. It’s so exhausting having to explain that all the time

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deanwasalwaysbi · 5 months

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Executive dysfunction this, inconclusive assessment that, if you don't want to diagnose me for ADHD why do I always shave one armpit then try to get out of the shower without shaving the other one?

#adhd #self diagnosed adhd #audhd #audhd problems #can't make this shit up

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local-kneecap-dealer · 2 years

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Takes five hours to motivate myself to complete a 15 minute task

#adult adhd #executive dysfunction #adhd #living with adhd #adhd stuff #adhd inattentive #adhdawareness #self diagnosed adhd #is it neurodivergent #neurodivergent #neurodiverse #neurodiverse stuff #neurodivergencies #neurospicy #its the neurodivergency #its the adhd #adhd post

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five-pillows · 8 months

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Idk whether it’s my autism, ADHD, or both but half the time I feel like I’m acting like I’m ten years old because I don’t have the social skills of an adult and think differently than other people

It’s really hard to express myself or explain how I feel because no one really understands my communication patterns or how I get to certain conclusions

And it makes me feel bad about myself when people point out how childish and silly they think I am because I’m really mature I just don’t display it the way they expect me to

Sometimes I see videos on social media that show people with ADHD/autism and when I my “perceive like a neurotypical” mode is turned on in my brain (idk how I developed that) I realise how immature it looks to everyone else and it’s really sad to see that perspective that infantilises us

#audhd #adhd #autistic #autism #self diagnosed autism #self diagnosed adhd

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sappy-sabbath · 19 days

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as a society can we stop making mental illness/neurodivergency trendy and romanticized. i know more mf who faked claim than ppl who actually had the condition. at the end it just makes the people who are diagnosed with the condition the butt of the joke or look disingenuous.

ALSO IF I MAY be real for a sec!!! it’s because of the “destigmatizing XYZ 🥺” tiktoks and self diagnosing that make this happen, i know they are good intent and not all people have resources but its one thing to be concerned about your mental health and another to claim to have a disorder that you haven’t been diagnosed with!

autism, ADHD, schizophrenia, BPD, bipolar disorder, psychosis, OCD have all became quirks than serious debilitating condition and as someone with ADHD and psychotic depression IM SICK OF ITTTT, it’s different with things like depression and anxiety bc you experience that at least once in your life but it’s getting out of hand

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pebiejeebies · 4 months

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Talking to yourself is fun, but what I do with that is a bit odd..

I like to talk to myself, role play with myself, daydream while whispering/talking to myself

I’m a very creepy person… is what I would say if I actually listened to “these” kind of neurotypicals

I know im not 100% autistic / or have adhd,, but I am DEFINITELY NOT neurotypical… (and everything about my social interaction irl will explain everything :,] )

But there are just times I randomly talk.. you know?

Talk to nothing, like just talk and talk as if someone is listening to me

Talk with my cat, if he’s being annoying or too cute for me to shut up

Talk to my iPad, when I get angry that something isn’t working right on it

Talk to my.. tics..? Like when I get a tic and tell my self afterwards “it’s alright” or “calm down” as if it does something..

It’s kinda fun when I analyze myself, because now I’ve learned that I’ve become so lonely to the point I’m making up things for myself to talk to

it’s sad but I can’t help myself, I know something is wrong with me and the only thing I can do is just research and research until someone stops me and says what’s wrong with me

I know there’s something wrong, and it’s not physically, it’s mentally

I just wish I could go to some mental health professional so they can figure it out

or maybe I’m just fine

#Uh #is this a vent #i can’t differentiate..#self diagnosed autism #self diagnosis #self discovery #self diagnosed adhd #autism #autism spectrum disorder #neurodivergent #audhd #asd #autistic #adhd #neurodivergence #neurodiversity #audhd things #self diagnosed audhd #self analysis

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im-enoch · 1 year

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don't diagnose each other with serious mental illnesses on the internet, kids

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purpurrock · 3 months

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Ohmygod

Out of curiosity I decided to check and see how long I've been trying to diagnose myself with autism and ADHD. I was thinking "oh it's probably almost a year haha!"

It's. Been. Over a year. Holy shit.

The first google document I've opened about being neurodivergent was on December 20th, 2022 at 1:56pm. Thats. Oh my God. I thought it would be may 2023 or something. 2022 SEEMS SO FAR ALL A SUDDEN. FUCK.

All this time and I still haven't finished so I could tell my parents 💀💀

#self diagnosed autism #actually autistic #actually adhd #audhd #autistic #autism #autistic experiences #being autistic #adhd experiences #self diagnosed #self dx #not faking #anti fakeclaimer #actually audhd #autism adhd #self diagnosed adhd #self dx adhd #self dx autism

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neuroticboyfriend · 1 year

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sometimes i think maybe MH self diagnosis isn't that deep. and i don't mean that as in it doesn't matter or isn't significant. i mean psychiatric diagnoses are heavily biased towards ableism and disorder labels are really just a collection of experiences. it's not like they're diseases with a defined pathology. the causes and origins of the experiences are different for everyone.

so. if you've learned you share a lot of experiences with people with a certain diagnosis, and the resources and support given to people with that label help you... go ahead and use whatever language you want to describe your experiences. cause that's really all it is at the end of the day. even for professionally diagnosed people, their dx might not fit them 100%. so. who's to say it has to for you, too.

you don't even have to self diagnose yourself with something definitive. you can use symptom labels. you can just be neurodivergent or mentally ill and not specify further. whatever helps. it's your life, your brain. as long as you're not hurting yourself or anyone else, you're fine. and if you realize the words you're using didn't fit as well as you thought.. oh well. try again. understanding yourself is trial and error. it's nbd.

what matters is that you're supported and doing better. that's all.

#softspoonie #disabled #disability #self diagnosis #self dx #antipsych #antipsychiatry #anti psych #anti psychiatry #madpunk #mentally ill #mental illness #chronic illness #chronically ill #neurodivergent #self diagnosed #self diagnosed autism #self diagnosed adhd

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