#actuallyautistc — Public Fediverse posts
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#ExecutiveDysfunction sucks.
Got electricians coming today so have spent the last hour cleaning the kitchen. It's the one room I find overwhelming and often leave until it gets too bad. Then I spend an hour cleaning it and wonder what the hell I was avoiding because;
a/It only takes me an hour because i'm bloody good at cleaning.
b/Once I get started I actually enjoy it, the process and the result.
c/It needs to be kept clean.
I can just never get started unless I absolutely have to.
Can I hire someone to come round once a week so I panic clean the kitchen 😅
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#ExecutiveDysfunction sucks.
Got electricians coming today so have spent the last hour cleaning the kitchen. It's the one room I find overwhelming and often leave until it gets too bad. Then I spend an hour cleaning it and wonder what the hell I was avoiding because;
a/It only takes me an hour because i'm bloody good at cleaning.
b/Once I get started I actually enjoy it, the process and the result.
c/It needs to be kept clean.
I can just never get started unless I absolutely have to.
Can I hire someone to come round once a week so I panic clean the kitchen 😅
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#ExecutiveDysfunction sucks.
Got electricians coming today so have spent the last hour cleaning the kitchen. It's the one room I find overwhelming and often leave until it gets too bad. Then I spend an hour cleaning it and wonder what the hell I was avoiding because;
a/It only takes me an hour because i'm bloody good at cleaning.
b/Once I get started I actually enjoy it, the process and the result.
c/It needs to be kept clean.
I can just never get started unless I absolutely have to.
Can I hire someone to come round once a week so I panic clean the kitchen 😅
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#ExecutiveDysfunction sucks.
Got electricians coming today so have spent the last hour cleaning the kitchen. It's the one room I find overwhelming and often leave until it gets too bad. Then I spend an hour cleaning it and wonder what the hell I was avoiding because;
a/It only takes me an hour because i'm bloody good at cleaning.
b/Once I get started I actually enjoy it, the process and the result.
c/It needs to be kept clean.
I can just never get started unless I absolutely have to.
Can I hire someone to come round once a week so I panic clean the kitchen 😅
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#ExecutiveDysfunction sucks.
Got electricians coming today so have spent the last hour cleaning the kitchen. It's the one room I find overwhelming and often leave until it gets too bad. Then I spend an hour cleaning it and wonder what the hell I was avoiding because;
a/It only takes me an hour because i'm bloody good at cleaning.
b/Once I get started I actually enjoy it, the process and the result.
c/It needs to be kept clean.
I can just never get started unless I absolutely have to.
Can I hire someone to come round once a week so I panic clean the kitchen 😅
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"What if some of the differences we call #neurodivergence are not products of #neoliberalism at all, but are instead amongst the cognitive differences that make resistance to neoliberalism possible?"
An extraordinarily well expressed and interesting essay from @RichardJMurphy (which, obviously, I strongly agree with) on the role of #ActuallyAutistc people in social change and resistance.
https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/18/neoliberalism-noise-and-hearing-the-signal/#gsc.tab=0
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"What if some of the differences we call #neurodivergence are not products of #neoliberalism at all, but are instead amongst the cognitive differences that make resistance to neoliberalism possible?"
An extraordinarily well expressed and interesting essay from @RichardJMurphy (which, obviously, I strongly agree with) on the role of #ActuallyAutistc people in social change and resistance.
https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/18/neoliberalism-noise-and-hearing-the-signal/#gsc.tab=0
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"What if some of the differences we call #neurodivergence are not products of #neoliberalism at all, but are instead amongst the cognitive differences that make resistance to neoliberalism possible?"
An extraordinarily well expressed and interesting essay from @RichardJMurphy (which, obviously, I strongly agree with) on the role of #ActuallyAutistc people in social change and resistance.
https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/18/neoliberalism-noise-and-hearing-the-signal/#gsc.tab=0
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"What if some of the differences we call #neurodivergence are not products of #neoliberalism at all, but are instead amongst the cognitive differences that make resistance to neoliberalism possible?"
An extraordinarily well expressed and interesting essay from @RichardJMurphy (which, obviously, I strongly agree with) on the role of #ActuallyAutistc people in social change and resistance.
https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/18/neoliberalism-noise-and-hearing-the-signal/#gsc.tab=0
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"What if some of the differences we call #neurodivergence are not products of #neoliberalism at all, but are instead amongst the cognitive differences that make resistance to neoliberalism possible?"
An extraordinarily well expressed and interesting essay from @RichardJMurphy (which, obviously, I strongly agree with) on the role of #ActuallyAutistc people in social change and resistance.
https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/18/neoliberalism-noise-and-hearing-the-signal/#gsc.tab=0
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"This is why #neurodivergent thinking might be much more politically significant than neoliberal accounts of #neurodivergence allow.
Someone who does not process social conformity in the expected way can be difficult to discipline intellectually.
The person who notices the contradiction cannot necessarily be persuaded to ignore it simply because everyone else does." -- @RichardJMurphy
https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/18/neoliberalism-noise-and-hearing-the-signal/#gsc.tab=0
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"This is why #neurodivergent thinking might be much more politically significant than neoliberal accounts of #neurodivergence allow.
Someone who does not process social conformity in the expected way can be difficult to discipline intellectually.
The person who notices the contradiction cannot necessarily be persuaded to ignore it simply because everyone else does." -- @RichardJMurphy
https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/18/neoliberalism-noise-and-hearing-the-signal/#gsc.tab=0
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"This is why #neurodivergent thinking might be much more politically significant than neoliberal accounts of #neurodivergence allow.
Someone who does not process social conformity in the expected way can be difficult to discipline intellectually.
The person who notices the contradiction cannot necessarily be persuaded to ignore it simply because everyone else does." -- @RichardJMurphy
https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/18/neoliberalism-noise-and-hearing-the-signal/#gsc.tab=0
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"This is why #neurodivergent thinking might be much more politically significant than neoliberal accounts of #neurodivergence allow.
Someone who does not process social conformity in the expected way can be difficult to discipline intellectually.
The person who notices the contradiction cannot necessarily be persuaded to ignore it simply because everyone else does." -- @RichardJMurphy
https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/18/neoliberalism-noise-and-hearing-the-signal/#gsc.tab=0
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"This is why #neurodivergent thinking might be much more politically significant than neoliberal accounts of #neurodivergence allow.
Someone who does not process social conformity in the expected way can be difficult to discipline intellectually.
The person who notices the contradiction cannot necessarily be persuaded to ignore it simply because everyone else does." -- @RichardJMurphy
https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/18/neoliberalism-noise-and-hearing-the-signal/#gsc.tab=0
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"What I am suggesting is that some characteristics associated with #autism can produce a different relationship with information.
There can be intense attention to detail.
There can be a strong desire for consistency.
There can be an ability to concentrate on a subject for extraordinarily long periods.
There can be an unwillingness to ignore an anomaly simply because everyone else appears content to do so." -- @RichardJMurphy
https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/18/neoliberalism-noise-and-hearing-the-signal/#gsc.tab=0
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"What I am suggesting is that some characteristics associated with #autism can produce a different relationship with information.
There can be intense attention to detail.
There can be a strong desire for consistency.
There can be an ability to concentrate on a subject for extraordinarily long periods.
There can be an unwillingness to ignore an anomaly simply because everyone else appears content to do so." -- @RichardJMurphy
https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/18/neoliberalism-noise-and-hearing-the-signal/#gsc.tab=0
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"What I am suggesting is that some characteristics associated with #autism can produce a different relationship with information.
There can be intense attention to detail.
There can be a strong desire for consistency.
There can be an ability to concentrate on a subject for extraordinarily long periods.
There can be an unwillingness to ignore an anomaly simply because everyone else appears content to do so." -- @RichardJMurphy
https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/18/neoliberalism-noise-and-hearing-the-signal/#gsc.tab=0
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"What I am suggesting is that some characteristics associated with #autism can produce a different relationship with information.
There can be intense attention to detail.
There can be a strong desire for consistency.
There can be an ability to concentrate on a subject for extraordinarily long periods.
There can be an unwillingness to ignore an anomaly simply because everyone else appears content to do so." -- @RichardJMurphy
https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/18/neoliberalism-noise-and-hearing-the-signal/#gsc.tab=0
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"What I am suggesting is that some characteristics associated with #autism can produce a different relationship with information.
There can be intense attention to detail.
There can be a strong desire for consistency.
There can be an ability to concentrate on a subject for extraordinarily long periods.
There can be an unwillingness to ignore an anomaly simply because everyone else appears content to do so." -- @RichardJMurphy
https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/18/neoliberalism-noise-and-hearing-the-signal/#gsc.tab=0
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@RichardJMurphy As I've often said, almost all human technical discoveries, and a great deal of human social innovation, has come from #ActuallyAutistc people.
We are essential to society's ability to adapt to a changing world -- and at present, the world is changing very rapidly.
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@RichardJMurphy As I've often said, almost all human technical discoveries, and a great deal of human social innovation, has come from #ActuallyAutistc people.
We are essential to society's ability to adapt to a changing world -- and at present, the world is changing very rapidly.
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@RichardJMurphy As I've often said, almost all human technical discoveries, and a great deal of human social innovation, has come from #ActuallyAutistc people.
We are essential to society's ability to adapt to a changing world -- and at present, the world is changing very rapidly.
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@RichardJMurphy As I've often said, almost all human technical discoveries, and a great deal of human social innovation, has come from #ActuallyAutistc people.
We are essential to society's ability to adapt to a changing world -- and at present, the world is changing very rapidly.
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@RichardJMurphy As I've often said, almost all human technical discoveries, and a great deal of human social innovation, has come from #ActuallyAutistc people.
We are essential to society's ability to adapt to a changing world -- and at present, the world is changing very rapidly.
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"Prof Simon Baron-Cohen has recently made the point that #autistic people have a particular capacity to see things differently, and that this difference has contributed significantly to human progress. That suggestion matters. If everyone sees a problem in broadly the same way, they are likely to reproduce broadly the same answers. Progress frequently requires someone to notice what everyone else has missed." -- @RichardJMurphy
Well said!
https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/18/neoliberalism-noise-and-hearing-the-signal/#gsc.tab=0
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"Prof Simon Baron-Cohen has recently made the point that #autistic people have a particular capacity to see things differently, and that this difference has contributed significantly to human progress. That suggestion matters. If everyone sees a problem in broadly the same way, they are likely to reproduce broadly the same answers. Progress frequently requires someone to notice what everyone else has missed." -- @RichardJMurphy
Well said!
https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/18/neoliberalism-noise-and-hearing-the-signal/#gsc.tab=0
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"Prof Simon Baron-Cohen has recently made the point that #autistic people have a particular capacity to see things differently, and that this difference has contributed significantly to human progress. That suggestion matters. If everyone sees a problem in broadly the same way, they are likely to reproduce broadly the same answers. Progress frequently requires someone to notice what everyone else has missed." -- @RichardJMurphy
Well said!
https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/18/neoliberalism-noise-and-hearing-the-signal/#gsc.tab=0
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"Prof Simon Baron-Cohen has recently made the point that #autistic people have a particular capacity to see things differently, and that this difference has contributed significantly to human progress. That suggestion matters. If everyone sees a problem in broadly the same way, they are likely to reproduce broadly the same answers. Progress frequently requires someone to notice what everyone else has missed." -- @RichardJMurphy
Well said!
https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/18/neoliberalism-noise-and-hearing-the-signal/#gsc.tab=0
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"Prof Simon Baron-Cohen has recently made the point that #autistic people have a particular capacity to see things differently, and that this difference has contributed significantly to human progress. That suggestion matters. If everyone sees a problem in broadly the same way, they are likely to reproduce broadly the same answers. Progress frequently requires someone to notice what everyone else has missed." -- @RichardJMurphy
Well said!
https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/18/neoliberalism-noise-and-hearing-the-signal/#gsc.tab=0
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Read from the library Friendship Skills For Neurodivergent Adults. The author is autistic. She gives some good steps for making friendships, how to categorize friends, and how our brain works. a lot of the definitions I found interesting and agreed with.
In no way does she promote masking or keeping relations with untrustworthy or abusive people. It's all about finding your tribe.
Gave me some things to think about concerning my journey with friendships.
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Read from the library Friendship Skills For Neurodivergent Adults. The author is autistic. She gives some good steps for making friendships, how to categorize friends, and how our brain works. a lot of the definitions I found interesting and agreed with.
In no way does she promote masking or keeping relations with untrustworthy or abusive people. It's all about finding your tribe.
Gave me some things to think about concerning my journey with friendships.
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Read from the library Friendship Skills For Neurodivergent Adults. The author is autistic. She gives some good steps for making friendships, how to categorize friends, and how our brain works. a lot of the definitions I found interesting and agreed with.
In no way does she promote masking or keeping relations with untrustworthy or abusive people. It's all about finding your tribe.
Gave me some things to think about concerning my journey with friendships.
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Read from the library Friendship Skills For Neurodivergent Adults. The author is autistic. She gives some good steps for making friendships, how to categorize friends, and how our brain works. a lot of the definitions I found interesting and agreed with.
In no way does she promote masking or keeping relations with untrustworthy or abusive people. It's all about finding your tribe.
Gave me some things to think about concerning my journey with friendships.
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Where are my scientists?
And what is the scientific practice that can drive you up the wall?
During the academic part of my career, I often found myself wondering why exact sciences are not in fact that… exact.
Maybe it’s my autistic drive to unearth the reason for anything and everything, maybe it was my autistic sense of justice, and maybe I was what the hegemony calls “autistic folks being too literal”But seriously, can you really get too literal with science?
Not to mention: can people please just get ahead on their own merit instead of “borrowing” ideas from defenseless grad students?
In the latest episode of my Podcast, The Autistic Rant Hour, you can find out about my epic struggle against “commonly used values”, variables that pretend to be constants and less than fair competition. Some I won, some I lost, and all I explain in great detail.
Dr. Mary Sims, host of Clinical Misfits, a sister-podcast that was launched at the same time as mine on the Autistic Culture Podcast Network, joins me on this extra-nerdy ride, and makes sure I’m not the only one who gets what I’m even talking about.
For science shenanigans, surprise woo-woo intermissions, a bunch of nerdy laughs and a secret message from my cat Merlin, find Episode 5 of the Autistic Rant Hour wherever you get your podcasts.
See here for online player and human-proofread transcripts:
https://prepped.to/podcasts/autistic-rant-hour -
Where are my scientists?
And what is the scientific practice that can drive you up the wall?
During the academic part of my career, I often found myself wondering why exact sciences are not in fact that… exact.
Maybe it’s my autistic drive to unearth the reason for anything and everything, maybe it was my autistic sense of justice, and maybe I was what the hegemony calls “autistic folks being too literal”But seriously, can you really get too literal with science?
Not to mention: can people please just get ahead on their own merit instead of “borrowing” ideas from defenseless grad students?
In the latest episode of my Podcast, The Autistic Rant Hour, you can find out about my epic struggle against “commonly used values”, variables that pretend to be constants and less than fair competition. Some I won, some I lost, and all I explain in great detail.
Dr. Mary Sims, host of Clinical Misfits, a sister-podcast that was launched at the same time as mine on the Autistic Culture Podcast Network, joins me on this extra-nerdy ride, and makes sure I’m not the only one who gets what I’m even talking about.
For science shenanigans, surprise woo-woo intermissions, a bunch of nerdy laughs and a secret message from my cat Merlin, find Episode 5 of the Autistic Rant Hour wherever you get your podcasts.
See here for online player and human-proofread transcripts:
https://prepped.to/podcasts/autistic-rant-hour -
Where are my scientists?
And what is the scientific practice that can drive you up the wall?
During the academic part of my career, I often found myself wondering why exact sciences are not in fact that… exact.
Maybe it’s my autistic drive to unearth the reason for anything and everything, maybe it was my autistic sense of justice, and maybe I was what the hegemony calls “autistic folks being too literal”But seriously, can you really get too literal with science?
Not to mention: can people please just get ahead on their own merit instead of “borrowing” ideas from defenseless grad students?
In the latest episode of my Podcast, The Autistic Rant Hour, you can find out about my epic struggle against “commonly used values”, variables that pretend to be constants and less than fair competition. Some I won, some I lost, and all I explain in great detail.
Dr. Mary Sims, host of Clinical Misfits, a sister-podcast that was launched at the same time as mine on the Autistic Culture Podcast Network, joins me on this extra-nerdy ride, and makes sure I’m not the only one who gets what I’m even talking about.
For science shenanigans, surprise woo-woo intermissions, a bunch of nerdy laughs and a secret message from my cat Merlin, find Episode 5 of the Autistic Rant Hour wherever you get your podcasts.
See here for online player and human-proofread transcripts:
https://prepped.to/podcasts/autistic-rant-hour -
Where are my scientists?
And what is the scientific practice that can drive you up the wall?
During the academic part of my career, I often found myself wondering why exact sciences are not in fact that… exact.
Maybe it’s my autistic drive to unearth the reason for anything and everything, maybe it was my autistic sense of justice, and maybe I was what the hegemony calls “autistic folks being too literal”But seriously, can you really get too literal with science?
Not to mention: can people please just get ahead on their own merit instead of “borrowing” ideas from defenseless grad students?
In the latest episode of my Podcast, The Autistic Rant Hour, you can find out about my epic struggle against “commonly used values”, variables that pretend to be constants and less than fair competition. Some I won, some I lost, and all I explain in great detail.
Dr. Mary Sims, host of Clinical Misfits, a sister-podcast that was launched at the same time as mine on the Autistic Culture Podcast Network, joins me on this extra-nerdy ride, and makes sure I’m not the only one who gets what I’m even talking about.
For science shenanigans, surprise woo-woo intermissions, a bunch of nerdy laughs and a secret message from my cat Merlin, find Episode 5 of the Autistic Rant Hour wherever you get your podcasts.
See here for online player and human-proofread transcripts:
https://prepped.to/podcasts/autistic-rant-hour -
Where are my scientists?
And what is the scientific practice that can drive you up the wall?
During the academic part of my career, I often found myself wondering why exact sciences are not in fact that… exact.
Maybe it’s my autistic drive to unearth the reason for anything and everything, maybe it was my autistic sense of justice, and maybe I was what the hegemony calls “autistic folks being too literal”But seriously, can you really get too literal with science?
Not to mention: can people please just get ahead on their own merit instead of “borrowing” ideas from defenseless grad students?
In the latest episode of my Podcast, The Autistic Rant Hour, you can find out about my epic struggle against “commonly used values”, variables that pretend to be constants and less than fair competition. Some I won, some I lost, and all I explain in great detail.
Dr. Mary Sims, host of Clinical Misfits, a sister-podcast that was launched at the same time as mine on the Autistic Culture Podcast Network, joins me on this extra-nerdy ride, and makes sure I’m not the only one who gets what I’m even talking about.
For science shenanigans, surprise woo-woo intermissions, a bunch of nerdy laughs and a secret message from my cat Merlin, find Episode 5 of the Autistic Rant Hour wherever you get your podcasts.
See here for online player and human-proofread transcripts:
https://prepped.to/podcasts/autistic-rant-hour -
@tomkindlon also a torment for those of us who are #actuallyAutistc with smell or taste sensory sensitivities.
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@tomkindlon also a torment for those of us who are #actuallyAutistc with smell or taste sensory sensitivities.
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@tomkindlon also a torment for those of us who are #actuallyAutistc with smell or taste sensory sensitivities.
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@tomkindlon also a torment for those of us who are #actuallyAutistc with smell or taste sensory sensitivities.
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@tomkindlon also a torment for those of us who are #actuallyAutistc with smell or taste sensory sensitivities.
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CW: mental health, self-harm, checking out
On Thursday the Mental Health Services episode of my podcast The Autistic Rant Hour went online. And then I got a phone call from my mother’s cousin, a beloved elderly family member, where he heartbreakingly informed me of the passing of his 27 year old eldest grandson. It was self-inflicted and preceded by a lifetime in the Mental Healthcare system of a North-European country, with all the available resources at his disposal. I‘ve never met my first cousin twice removed, may his memory be a blessing, and I very barely know his father. So I cannot tell you whether he, like Rey, the wonderful guest on the podcast’s Mental Health Services episode, was also a misdiagnosed autistic person who got the wrong treatment for his condition, no accommodations, and often suffered extremely harmful neglect. Maybe he had a totally different mental struggle, maybe he did get the treatment he needed. I have no way of knowing. All I do know is that on his computer, his father found a document detailing the research he conducted regarding the recovery rate of people with the condition he was diagnosed with and about the kinds of help he could expect from Mental Health Services in his country. He came to the conclusion that his only way was the way out, and started planning his escape from life on a weekend off the ward he had coming.
Rey Rissanen, my guest on The Autistic Rant Hour’s 4th episode, was thankfully luckier. After years in and out of therapy and psych wards, they realized they were in fact, autistic, rather than depressive with a borderline personality disorder. This helped them understand that all their efforts to recover by following the prescribed treatment did not fail because they were a terrible person nor a terrible patient, but because they got the wrong diagnosis and the wrong treatment, if they even got any treatment at all. They learned to advocate for themself and figured out how to shape their life in a way that would enable them to pursue goals such as moving and attending university. There, they will also know how to request the accommodations they need and seek appropriate help in case of trouble.
Such a future was not to be for the family member we have lost, and we are left to mourn and wonder why.I would like to dedicate this episode to his memory, and hope that those of you who need to hear a story of hope rather than despair, can get that from this episode. Whether you choose to listen to it or not, please know that there might be an explanation to your plight that Mental Health professionals are often woefully misinformed about, and that if you feel your treatment is failing, it might very well not be because of your shortcomings, but that of the system. Figuring out what is at the root of your suffering can make a world of difference and help you forwards and upwards. I hope you and your loved ones who may be struggling right now can find hope in this message, and maybe give yourself a few more years to try and figure this out before making any irreversible decisions.
You are very welcome to share your experiences with Mental Health Services on this thread, but please remember to add content warnings. Also please keep in mind that neither I nor most of the people reading this can give you professional help, so in case of emergency, please contact your local crisis center and try to advocate for your needs as best you can.
You can find The Autistic Rant Hour wherever you get your podcasts.
Here’s a link to the podcast on Aut2Aut’s website, where you can find a human-proofread transcript: https://prepped.to/podcasts/autistic-rant-hour
#ActuallyAutistc #MentalHealth #misdiagnosis #selfharm #AutismAwareness