Artemis1d ago

So shit like this is why autism goes undiagnosed & unrecognized so often.

These will be true of *some* autistic people, but it really has nothing to do with anything.

#ActuallyAutistic

Show threadArtemis1d ago

And that's not even mentioning the fact that a lot of questions ignore the possibility that an autistic person may also have ADHD.

Like "It’s important to me to carefully plan any activities I am going to do". Ummm. I have ADHD, motherfuckers. Of course I don't carefully plan all my activities! How tf would I manage that when I'm fucking impulsive as all hell?

Show threadArtemis1d ago

I do carefully plan A LOT of my activities, but "all/any" is so silly. It doesn't just ignore ADHD. It ignores the fact that people don't always act the same way in every situation.

It's so weird to put things in such absolute ways.

But the people writing diagnostic questions for autism don't consider that the person answering them might be obsessed with nuance & accuracy, which seems like a failing.

Show threadArtemis1d ago
The true test of whether you're autistic is how much time you spend explaining that the diagnostic questions are unanswerable, overgeneralized, & hard to give a clear response to. 😅
Show threadсерафими многоꙮчитїи
@artemis I wonder if the #ActuallyAutistic hashtag needs a supplementary #ProbablyAutistic for the conscientious among us
Apr 2 at 2:09pmWeb
Show threadLaurent Bercot1d ago
@djm62 @artemis And also #ProbablyNotAutisticJustBetterThanAllNormies 😜
Show threadсерафими многоꙮчитїи23h ago
@artemis ...and subscribed in case there are other lost souls
Show threadFish Id Wardrobe ⁂4h ago
@djm62 @artemis the hashtag is for anyone that thinks they are autistic, diagnosis or not. the "actually" means "not for people who are sure they are not autistic, but want to talk about it"