Dorgaldir🇧🇪With world autism day around the corner, it's a good time to post this.
Curio@dorgaldir
I had never heard of the puzzle piece before. 
Here’s what my instance thinks:
@mxchara
@curiousicae @mxchara
The puzzle piece is still being used.
I tried to explain it on a facebook group today where they were painting stones for autism day with the puzzle piece on it.
They got angry and kicked me out of the facebook group.
The puzzle piece is still being used.
I tried to explain it on a facebook group today where they were painting stones for autism day with the puzzle piece on it.
They got angry and kicked me out of the facebook group.
@dorgaldir
So, it’s symbols representing the different interpretations of Autism. Makes sense, I don’t deal with people trying to pathologize us as needing to be fixed. I mostly deal with people dismissing our actual medical problems (ME/CFS), soon also by sueing the insurance company – no doubt about it.
I actually tried getting us AuDHD diagnosis two months ago and they said they can’t diagnose the Autism, since there is no differential diagnosis between Autism and ME/CFS. I was impressed they even knew that ME/CFS exists – different kind of problems, I tell ya’. 
@mxchara
David@curiousicae @dorgaldir @mxchara "since there is no differential diagnosis between Autism and ME/CFS". WTF?
@david42
I didn’t push it, ADHD is the one I care for. Our Autistc tendencies don’t need a dignosis, IMHO. It’d just be a minor benefit when navigating the health system, but we’re not really in the “special needs” camp of Autism when it comes to dealing with doctors so it’d mostly be another checkbox on the disability form since ME/CFS is not a recognized disability reason but Autism is. 
Of course all of this is currently moot, since they’re no longer responding to my messages and I haven’t had the energy and focus to look for another doctor. They where also the only insurance-covered provider that responded at all. All other options are quite expensive. 
@dorgaldir @mxchara