Sometimes, NT behavior can be really dangerous for ND people! I was told to use an inhaler for my lungs. "Exhale, inhale deeply, hold your breath for 10 seconds, exhale, and rinse your throat." After falling to the floor twice from losing consciousness, I contacted my doctor. He told me that "we say 10s, because then people hold their breath for 7, which is enough. But, knowing you, you hold it for 10, which may lead to fainting. So, hold your breath for 7 s". Great... @actuallyautistic

@cvwillegen WHAT

it's not actually 10 seconds??????

WELL WHAT THE FUCK

@IceWolf that. I'm glad my doctor knows me well enough that he's comfortable telling me that, and he knows that I'll dutifully count to 7 from now on.

Also, I can, most of the time, decouple myself from my disease and look at it objectively and inquisitively, and explore options with him. And think about treatment and symptoms.

@cvwillegen (...y'mean the inhaler stuff, not the autisticness, right?)
@IceWolf yeah, the lungs. Autism is not a disease πŸ˜‰
@cvwillegen okay, good! I was a tad worried, 'cause people can be really weird about it sometimes.