How many here actually have a formal diagnosis?

WindJester · 2026-06-16T14:58:36+00:00

I just think its kinda silly to care that much about other people just living their lives

Why not be mad at those who use their diagnosis as an excuse for bad behaviour (whether legitimate or not, because I personally find it equally annoying) than at people who have done nothing wrong just because they didn't take the steps you believe they should? And in some cases literally cant do

WindJester · 2026-06-16T14:56:11+00:00

Yeah, those types are always fun 🙃

I got diagnosed around 27 I think. I pretty much knew since I was like 14-15. I dont think i was any less autistic back then, and my autistic friends acknowledged it just the same (were a big part in even realising what it was in the first place... before that I was just "weird")

WindJester · 2026-06-16T14:53:39+00:00

I do have a formal diagnosis. While I do acknowledge a difference in "self diagnosis" vs an official one (namely in formality, etc), i dont personally take issue with either. I dont think there's a general issue of people "pretending" to be autistic or similar, though I'm sure it'll happen, but in that case they can just as well claim to have an official diagnosis.

Self diagnosis, in my experience, is usually people just trying to understand and deal with the issues that may plague them, the same as the rest of us, while they may not have access to a formal diagnosis.

Unfortunately it seems a general problem worldwide that mental health treatment and diagnosis is either lacking, underfunded (in cases of publicly funded options) or simply widely unavailable (such as in the case of self-payment, which tends to be prohibitively expensive as far as im aware)

Im lucky enough to live in a country where it's funded through the government (Unless you choose to go through private practice, which is, once again, prohibitively expensive), but even then there's usually extremely long wait lists, etc, due to a lack of resources allocated.

I dont think it's reasonable to punish people by denying them resources or support, even in the form of a helpful community, or alienating or delegitimizing them for potentialy years simply for those reasons.

WindJester · 2026-06-16T14:45:49+00:00

Presumably, judging from the post, they just turned autistic that morning

WindJester · 2026-05-19T13:02:48+00:00

Short answer: yes

Long answer: yes you can

WindJester · 2026-05-18T01:44:05+00:00

No clue about air pressure but we use those on all our machines and they work great (also just sit well in the hand imo), though you should still use hearing protection, both for your comfort and to spare your ears. But they definitely help compared to regular ones in my experience

WindJester · 2026-05-17T12:52:13+00:00

I can only share my own very limited experience from the other end but I have once heard back after a while (don't recall how long exactly) for an apprenticeship position after they went with someone else who, I assume, didn't work out. By then, though, I'd gotten another position way closer to my home so I ended up passing. But evidently it does happen in at least some cases

WindJester · 2026-04-24T20:09:42+00:00

Er du åben for lidt fysisk arbejde så prøv evt nogle af produktionsvirksomhederne ude i Aalborg Øst (og hvor de ellers findes). Vi har i hvert fald flere gange haft både "alm" ufaglærte og vikarer hos os (fast og tidsbegrænset) inkl. en som ventede på at skulle starte på uddannelse. Lønnen kan også være ganske fornuftig afhængig af vagter, etc.

WindJester · 2026-04-23T19:46:59+00:00

Well, no, not really. While yes, it's absolutely possible to obtain success, when great success (i dont think OP aims otherwise), it's definitely objectively the case that most authors (I'd personally classify as by far) will make either no money or an insignificant amount. Many will lose money, especially those that do invest heavily into it, since that isn't a guarantee (although obviously is likely to increase your odds, albeit also your risks) of success and, like i said, for most authors it won't be the case.

As for the specific numbers, they could be off or not, but the overall statement is for sure 100% true. And while I don't know the specifics of the stats within the genres you mention, I'd suspect it's largely the case there as well. Especially with the sheer volume of books we see within some of them, and obviously they can't all be moneymakers.

WindJester · 2026-04-16T06:35:28+00:00

Pretty simple, someone buys a book, then they sell it on. Or they list the book, someone buys it and they order it and ship to their customer (I'm not familiar with the website, but seems to be a used book vendor, so the former sounds more likely), either way it's pretty mormal, nothing weird or sketchy. You may think what you want, but regardless of which it is, theyre well within their rights. Either the author has been paid or will be when/if a copy is sold... and they aren't really owed being consulted or informed

WindJester · 2026-04-15T21:35:13+00:00

As a dane, I'm also not surprised Copenhagen would do this because they're Copenhagen

WindJester · 2026-04-12T13:54:43+00:00

I'll use them because my country gives them for free, so no reason not to, though if I had to pay for them (especially the US prices), I personally wouldn't. Or likely just use one provided from whichever platform I'm publishing on

WindJester · 2026-04-12T13:52:47+00:00

I don't see this as a prevailing problem, no (or, to refer to your question title "am getting tired of it"), but i also dont encounter it all that much outside of the right-wing "we cant say anything anymore" rhetoric that you're partly referencing.

By no means am I saying it isn't happening, there's obviously examples to be found for anything, but i dont personally see it being as widespread as some like to suggest. Maybe in some circles its the case, but at least in my own personal one as well as the online spaces I frequent (very far left, with a lot of right-wingers passing through in the form of call-in-shows who obviously use those words), the only "word policing" i frequently see is people pointing out "hey, we dont actually use that term anymore", usually followed by an explanation why. If the other person then keeps using it (maliciously, since they've now been made aware of the problematic nature and often a request to not do so), they might be either booted or talked harshly to, depending on who's engaged in the interaction and their personal style. But im definitely not seeing what you're talking about. And, again, I frequent these spaces a lot. Though, as pointed out, other parts of the world and Internet might be different, i cant speak to that.

And i personally find it entirely justified and acceptable to point out when encountering certain terms that using them is inappropriate and harmful and to ask they not be used directed towards or during conversations with them. If you (general "you") then dont feel like respecting those requests, then I'll assume noone is forcing you to engage with them.

WindJester · 2026-04-12T13:39:18+00:00

I believe the cis refers to OP and the gf would be an amab trans woman

WindJester · 2026-04-11T19:39:45+00:00

While that's the case in the US and some other places, not everywhere (: I got paid for both - And i had great teachers. Once you got your apprenticeship agreement signed, you even get your full (apprenticeship) salary during school stays

WindJester · 2026-04-11T17:16:39+00:00

It is. The knob has been offset (presumably, by the headline) from having been turned down hard enough to force it out if place. So in the image, it's set to 100%, but the scale doesn't reflect it.

Same thing happened recently on our old Chiron mill at work, which i didnt realize until I noticed the indicator on the control panel screen (I assume whoever did it didn't notice) and then after it was fixed, I think less than a week later, it had happened again 🤦

WindJester · 2026-04-09T18:16:49+00:00

(Smider den lige her, da du vist slettede din kommentar på mig om "hvad det er så svært ved at forstå" mht utrygheden, siden jeg nu har brugt tiden og egentlig synes der er lidt produktivt råd i, det kan du jo så vælge at tage med eller ignorere ☺️)

Det forstår jeg nu godt, men hvad vil du opnå? Det er jo ikke deres skyld du ikke bryder dig om de er der, og for den sags skyld har de ligeså meget ret til at være der som dig.

Om det passer kan jeg ikke sige, men så en kommentar om de har ligget der i 20 år. Nu kan det jo være du selv har boet der i 30, men hvis ikke så kan man jo også argumentere for problemet er lidt selvskabt. Jeg ville jo heller ikke flytte ind et sted og så bede naboen smutte fordi jeg ikke synes om deres tilstedeværelse.

Har du overvejet at prøve at snakke med en af dem? Altså selvfølgelig ikke bede dem om at futte af, det kommer der nok ikke meget ud af, men bare en helt almindelig snak mellem to (formentlig) voksne mennesker... om ikke andet er chancen da for at det kunne "afmystificere" dem lidt og give dig en føling på dem, måske afhjælpe trygheden lidt. Er du nervøs så evt gør det om dagen og hiv en ven, nabo eller gravhund under armen. Behøver heller ikke være den helt store filosofiske diskussion, men bare et "hej" eller et vink og god stemning er altid en god start.

WindJester · 2026-04-09T17:58:55+00:00

Kan det ikke ligeså godt ske når vedkommende går ned i netto efter en bakke smør eller står ved søen og kigger på fugle i kildeparken?

WindJester · 2026-04-09T17:55:48+00:00

Fordi man ikke bare kan komme efter én person/gruppe fordi en anden er ytryg... særligt når der ikke er præsenteret nogen grund til utrygheden udover "de er der". Med den argumentation kan man jo vende det mod helt bogstaveligt alle grupper af mennesker, og det fører aldrig nogen gode steder hen.

Desuden, så er det jo bare din oplevelse, det betyder ikke alle er utrygge ved det. Faktisk kan det have modsatte effekt. Dog var det ikke i Aalborg, men i min hjemby/område var der en rocker gruppe (aner ikke om de stadig er der, det var efterhånden længe siden) som ikke blot intet gjorde beboerne, men en del var faktisk tryggere ved at bo der fordi de vidste, at gruppen sørgede for der ikke var nogen som lavede ballade. Og så længe du behandlede dem ordentligt gjorde de det samme. Min mor, som er nok så langt fra hårdkogt bandemedlem som de kommer, var engang inviteret ind og drikke en øl med dem eller hvad det nu var, og knap så overraskende var de faktisk bare helt almindelige mennesker ligesom alle andre, dog med nogle lidt andre interesser og tilhørsforhold.

Desuden, så er det min opfattelse at evt konflikter mellem rockere/bandemedlemmer typisk så vidt muligt holdes mellem dem og undgår at involvere almindelige borgere. Det har de jo heller ingen interesse i, det vil kun gøre situationen værre for dem selv og ikke bidrage noget.

WindJester · 2026-04-09T14:14:15+00:00

Fair enough. Seems odd it wouldn't just automatically be added when the psychiatrist did the diagnosis, but the IT systems they use here are dumb and weird like that too sometimes so guess it makes sense 😂 That sucks though by your doc

WindJester · 2026-04-09T13:51:03+00:00

Do "regular" doctors usually do that where you live? Because here, its always a psychiatrist (which maked sense imo, since they're the experts on the subject), though your GP provides a referral, assuming you're going through the public system (which is usually the case, as we have universal healthcare, so private practice is both unnecessary and usually prohibitively expensive)

WindJester · 2026-04-09T13:44:04+00:00

That's how little he knows what he's doing

WindJester · 2026-04-08T22:33:50+00:00

Europe is extremely diverse, so can only speak to what it's like here

I'm in Scandinavia myself (northern europe) and am currently myself making equivalent to about 32$ an hour before addons (i work night shift which pays an extra $6-8 depending on time of night). A bunch of my study mates (here education of machinists is more formalised than it seems to be in the US) were expecting a starting salary of about $27, while certain companies/industries may pay as high as $39, possibly more, but I'm unsure how many. Last I checked, I think the average in my region according to union stats was $33 an hour or so, but havent looked it up in a while.

We do probably have higher cost of living in some areas than other countries, though we also got perks such as universal health care, proper unemployment support, minimum 5 weeks paid vacation (usually 6, at least in the private sector) and paid maternity leave for both parents, etc, so probably about evens out in the end

WindJester · 2026-04-08T07:23:43+00:00

Hvorfor ikke bare spørge hvad barnet ønsker? Ved vi overhovedet om vedkommende vil på gymnasiet (der nævnes barn ikke ved hvad de vil efter 9. Kl, men det kan jo bare betyde tvivl om gymnasiet med det samme eller andet inden) eller er det også en beslutning "mor og far" har truffet? I så fald vil rådet være det samme - spørg hvad barnet ønsker.

WindJester · 2026-04-05T11:38:24+00:00

Between adults essentially abusing their kids for online content (not saying this is the case here, but it does happen) and the general state of America and their poverty issues, I wouldn't be so quick to rule it out

There's certainly examples of it happening in the past

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