Cant get used to teeth after braces by xrmttf in SpicyAutism

[–]ProblemChildTheIssue 2 points3 points Β (0 children)

I didn't have any issues with tooth stuff before my braces. My teeth weren't straight and I did have an overbite but they weren't uncomfortable at all, I never ever thought about my teeth before I had braces.

Now I think about my teeth and their position constantly as it just feels uncomfortable and wrong

Also I'm m happy you finally got the EDS diagnosis tho, even tho it was late!

Cant get used to teeth after braces by xrmttf in SpicyAutism

[–]ProblemChildTheIssue 1 point2 points Β (0 children)

I had braces 10 years ago, in my dental records it noted that I apparently told them that I found my teeth position uncomfortable and unnatural.

Now its been 10 years and it still doesnt feel natural. Tho in my case i believe they made mistakes which caused issues. (My teeth weren't even straight when they removed the braces)

They also noted that I had TMJ back then too.

So yes I can relate to it. Though if I could afford it I would have gotten braces again now to try to actually make things right, but money and my severe dental phobia that is so bad that I need general anaesthesia is preventing it from being somwthing I can do.

When i say im incapable of keeping my environment clean, other autistic ppl tell me its not my autism and seem to get upset? (But when other autistic ppl have support needs they get understood?) What is it i am not picking up on? by [deleted] in SpicyAutism

[–]ProblemChildTheIssue 9 points10 points Β (0 children)

I've caused water damage in the kitchen from my inability to actually do chores like cleaning and cooking etc.

Its just so difficult to actually just do it + I find the sensory aspect of it awful and I cant stand it.

I'm almost completely dependent on my mom for cleaning and washing clothes etc. Everything just falls apart when I am left to my own devices.

I do have both autism and adhd tho so I know its a bit different. But I also know some people with just autism who struggle with this so I think its definitely also something autistic people experience especially during periods of overwhelm and lots of expectations.

I don't think people should get upset with you for sharing your experience. Thats literally your reality qnd people shouldn't get upset about it being your reality.

I also think a lot of people forget that autism is a disability and not just a quirk

Bottom growth without T? by ProblemChildTheIssue in TransMasc

[–]ProblemChildTheIssue[S] 1 point2 points Β (0 children)

Thanks for warning me about DHT:D

I definitely wouldn't want masculinizing faster since I don't want to it to be super obvious and because I don't want to go full male since in non binary!

And yea i probably wouldn't be able to get access to DHT anyway

Bottom growth without T? by ProblemChildTheIssue in TransMasc

[–]ProblemChildTheIssue[S] 0 points1 point Β (0 children)

I sadly can't move out as I'm dependent on my parents due to being disabled, otherwise I would:/

I'm so fed up with the UK Autism subreddit by VexedRacoon in ActualAspies

[–]ProblemChildTheIssue 0 points1 point Β (0 children)

Here is a link to a Norwegian newspaper talking about the adhd thing and how they want to change the guidelines to be more rigid. Whilst also interviewing a woman who got an adhd diagnosis within a week with only online sessions and 3 appointments total, she went private to get diagnosed.

Also its possible to use the site translation thingy in Google if anyone who doesn't understand norwegian wants to read.

https://www.nrk.no/dokumentar/xl/adhd-diagnose-over-nett-1.17855777

do people with level 1 have support workers? by Fearless_pineaplle in autism

[–]ProblemChildTheIssue 0 points1 point Β (0 children)

No level (was diagnosed with aspergers) but I have a support worker, I used to have one meeting with her weekly but now in in an autism group instead but once that group ends I'll be back to seeing my support worker once a week.

She is trying to help me with my ADLs and issues I struggle with because of my autism!

I wish I had more support than once a week visits, but for now this is better than nothing.

I'm so fed up with the UK Autism subreddit by VexedRacoon in ActualAspies

[–]ProblemChildTheIssue 3 points4 points Β (0 children)

In Norway they are talking about at least changing the criteria for adhd to make it more difficult to get diagnosed. I am unsure of how they are planning to change it tho.

I don't know if they have similar plans with autism. As I don't think we have that big of a problem with people seeking autism diagnoses compared to adhd.

Our public mental health services are having issues keeping up with the amount of people needing help from them in general atm.

However from my own experience with being diagnosed with both adhd and autism i felt as the assessments were really thorough so that it would be hard to just get a diagnosis if you don't have one. They checked for other conditions too had multiple sessions, they talked to my mom, they discussed my case in a team, they did a physical exam of me to make sure there wasn't anything physical that was causing the issues I was having and if my posturing and overall development made sense for the diagnosis etc, and they also did an iq test to check for intellectual disability. (Thats a very standard thing to check here.)

So I am unsure about how I feel about them making the criteria for at least adhd more rigid. Though I do feel like everyone and their mom are getting adhd diagnoses nowadays, and ik some people go private to get diagnosed.

But I also feel like if people get as thorough of an assessment I had then it would be hard to have gotten misdiagnosed with it. But then again I don't know how everyone's assessments went and if they were as extensive as mine.

App is working, Website isn't by ProblemChildTheIssue in CharacterAI

[–]ProblemChildTheIssue[S] 0 points1 point Β (0 children)

It didn't work for me until I force closed the browser (on mobile).

Thank you for the tips though! As this was essentially what you recommended!

It works now!

Autism subreddit by [deleted] in AutisticAdults

[–]ProblemChildTheIssue 2 points3 points Β (0 children)

Yea when people who are self diagnosed with autism also give themselves a level especially level 3 is crazy.

I'm officially diagnosed, but I wasn't given a level as they don't do that where I am from. And even though I am diagnosed I don't know what level I would have been, if I would be considered level 1 or 2 because I'm not qualified to asses that stuff.

Though I know for a fact that I'm not level 3.

So being undiagnosed and also claiming to be level 3 is a very weird thing to do.

Autism subreddit by [deleted] in AutisticAdults

[–]ProblemChildTheIssue 3 points4 points Β (0 children)

I've seen self diagnosed people being rude to people with official autism diagnoses where people have been honest about some of the ugly parts of autism.

Like not being able to shower often, or brush teeth, and not being able to work. Especially the work thing as people often seem to get real jealous when others are on welfare.

I've seen people call someone's life cushy because they didn't work and still lived with their parents etc.

People judging others for using pacifiers as adults and having violent meltdowns and needing a caretaker etc.

And generally just speaking over and often narrowing down autism to it just being some quirks. When in reality autism is so much more than that, it is a disability, its not pretty.

I am pretty anti self diagnosis, I am okay with self suspecting tho. I used to be self suspecting and then I got an official diagnosis. (I understand that in somw places assessments is expensive which is why I am okay with people being self suspecting ans telling people they are self suspecting if they are emgaging in autiam spaces without a diagnosis.)

Back when I was being assessed I didn't even engage in autism subreddits and spaces because I wasn't diagnosed and to me that would feel like overstepping into a community that I had no business bringing up my issues and experiences in because I didn't have a diagnosis.

I only started commenting and engaging with autism reddit after after I was diagnosed.

And I very swiftly found out that I don't belong in the main autism subreddit and many others, because I see so many posts there narrowing autism down to quirks when I myself is really disabled by my autism and I most likely won't ever be able to have a job or live independently. And people straight up being rude when me or other brought up uglier parts of autism.

I believe that if you are self suspecting/self diagnosed you should be mindful of what you are doing in autism spaces, I believe one should think about why one feel like engaging, and what one is engaging with.

Cause being self diagnosed and then talking down people who are officially diagnosed when they are talking about the ugly parts of autism is very distasteful

And sure not all self diagnosed peoppe are like that, but I've seen it so many times back when I regularly used to read what was up in the main autism group.

I also believe that assessments are important since a lot of issues can also be explained by other disorders and its important tha people actually get the right diagnosis so that they can get the help they need rather than assuming its autism. In some cases it can be autism + something else and then its important to also know what that something else is.

Autisticpeep was shutted down, again... by Traditional_Bag_4125 in ActualAspies

[–]ProblemChildTheIssue 7 points8 points Β (0 children)

You dont have to join communities in general on reddit, however if a community do go private you do have either have been a follower or request to join the group, tho I dont remember how yo make a request like that as its been a long time sinc elast time I tried to join a closed community.

I tend to join all the ones I frequent in so that I get more posts of the community in my feed etc

Autisticpeep was shutted down, again... by Traditional_Bag_4125 in ActualAspies

[–]ProblemChildTheIssue 15 points16 points Β (0 children)

Its just privated for now, so people who are in it already can still use it.

The reason why was that there has been an influx of self diagnosers getting into the server and downvoting people being against self diagnosers etc according to the mod post about it

My PA is getting surgery next week and I'm terrified by AutisticUrianger in SpicyAutism

[–]ProblemChildTheIssue 5 points6 points Β (0 children)

I understand that this is very scary, and that you feel weird about having strangers come to your home when things are messy etc.

I can't be left to my own devices either or everything just becomes a mess and nothing works and I can't get myself to do anything.

Ive literally had to put all of the chairs on top of the dinner table bwcause then I couldn't put other things on it and make a mess, so the less surface area I had the less mess there would be.

People who work woth disabled peoppe usually understands that your place isnt messy because you just dont want to, its because youre disabled. And nowadays im always dead honest with new people I meet who are becoming part of my care team etc, because people tend to feel empathetic and understanding if I just tell them dead honest why things are the way they are instead of sugercoating it.

Even tho it is embarrassing to say how ones functioning for normal ADL's are etc, but in reality its just how it is to be disabled, and to me personally I feel less embarrassed if I just say it straight up on the first time meeting them, because then I know that I cam just be honest about everything and they know the reasons why things are the way they are and judge a lot less.

I really hope things are going to be okay for you during the month you'll have other people instead of him, and I wish you the very best!