Late Diagnosed/Identified: A mini series, episode one
We are opening up about our own experiences, sharing the good, bad, and ugly of it all. We invite you to listen, learn, and share your own ideas and story.
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If Uta listened to Autistic people, instead of speaking over us, she might know more about what it means to be Autistic on a human level, outside of the gloom and doom medical descriptions that only describe our struggles and trauma.
Take not of what costs are now… and what they will be a year from now.
It’s about to get expensive. 😔
For a record: how much do things cost near you now? (So we can come back next year to compare.)
They will increase the costs of milk, eggs, fruits, vegetables, but also all other goods… probably forever.
So… affordability is definitely out. Inflation is in.
So… when gas prices go up… so do the prices of everything that requires gas to get to a store (everything in a store).
Unfortunately, when the greedy capitalists raise prices because of fuel costs going up, they don’t drop the price after fuel costs go back down.
✨ They say “subversive” likes it’s a bad thing. ✨
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When pressed about Trump's plans for possibly putting boots on the ground could include a draft, Leavitt evaded responding, insisting that the president "wisely does not remove options off of the table."
.. during which host Maria Bartiromo told her that "mothers out there are worried that we're going to have a draft, they're going to see their sons and daughters get involved in this."
Today Press Secretary, Karoline Leavitt, refused to rule out the possibility of a US military draft for Iran war in an interview with Fox News,..
If Uta listened to Autistic people, instead of speaking over us, she might know more about what it means to be Autistic on a human level, outside of the gloom and doom medical descriptions that only describe our struggles and trauma.
.. (because with the sensory pain also comes other kinds of indescribably pleasant sensory experiences). However, none of the upsides are mentioned.
She does the same with sensory issues, which for me can be so bad that they literally cause me to have disorientation, vertigo, migraines, and seizures if I overexpose myself to my triggers, but also come with great pleasure ..
Yes, there are struggles, but there is also great strength (strengths that people like Uta Frith always seem to ignore).
For me, my “narrow focus” is neither good nor bad; it’s just a core part of who I am and what drives and motivates me as a person.
I enjoy spending time on my own, deeply focused on one of my favorite topics, but sometimes my obsessions (even the good ones) can cause me to neglect things (like my body and the relationships I want to maintain with the people around me).
My tendency to obsess is what led me to self-publish two books, and then to work with Rebecca on both the Autism, Identity, and Me Workbooks (for children and adults)... my tendency to “fixate” on something “very narrow” calls me to do this work I do, and every day I am grateful for it.
My tendency to obsess is why this blog exists:
For the past 10 years, I’ve been obsessed with Autism, Neurodiversity, human rights, and creating a kinder, gentler world for all of us.
This one is also on Substack: neurodivergentrebel.substack.com/p/an-autisti...
However, being obsessed with things at various points in my life has also been a huge asset to me, because when I become hooked on something, and it becomes one of my interests, I suddenly feel an insatiable hunger to learn everything I can about that topic.
Sure, my tendency to obsess over things can be a curse, especially if I become obsessed with something detrimental to my mental health or a problem that is too big for me to help solve.
Since Uta’s not Autistic herself (based on her own very limited definition of Autism), she only describes this tendency to hyper-focus in the language of weaknesses and struggle.
Frith also mentioned ‘restrictive behaviors’ that ‘can present as narrow interests’ (which, in my case, is both my biggest strength as well as my biggest weakness).
It may have taken me a while to find the people (other Autistic and Neurodivergent people) who will accept the way I communicate and socialize, and I may have fewer friends and socialize less frequently than some people do, but I’m happy as I am.
While I do agree with Uta that Autism is a lifelong difference, I reject her description that describes Autistic people as having “problems in social communication and interaction” because I don’t think there’s anything wrong with my ways of communicating and socializing.
Uta describes Autism as “lifelong” and explained that the “main features have to do with distinct problems in social communication and interaction. There is also an additional problem with what’s called repetitive, restrictive behaviors. This can present as narrow interests or sensory issues.”
This one is also on Substack: neurodivergentrebel.substack.com/p/an-autisti...
this article not only mentions the widened criteria and awareness as a cause of this increase, but actually goes so far as to blame it for the increase (re-framing it as a bad thing so many of us have found out the truth about ourselves).
