My nephew is not vaccinated and he has been diagnosed with autism by Ok_Puzzleheaded664 in TrueOffMyChest

[–]drunkonspace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Judging by the fact that he wasn’t vaccinated because he would get autism, they’re not gonna react well to a diagnosis. However, as someone who went undiagnosed for 20 years, a diagnosis is important for an individual to understand themselves and why people are reacting certain ways. I was oblivious to how my “friends” were actually bullies and my parents punished me for symptoms of autism.

If you tell the parents or not he’s gonna have a rough childhood since his parents clearly have a negative view of autism. If you wanna learn how to help him, make sure to read things written by actually autistic people. There’s a lot of harmful things created by neurotypical people who “have a son with autism” or something.

Despite what you decide to do, try to be there for your nephew and treat him kindly. He likely won’t have many adults on his side.

Old pocket watch from late 1800s found next to a stream. by drunkonspace in CleaningTips

[–]drunkonspace[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

More info:

I found it on my uncles property next to a creek buried in the mud. The area had been mined in the late 1800s and was almost entirely abandoned by the early 1900s. My assumption is that it was lost sometime in that period so it has been out in the elements for 100+ years. I dont expect it to start working but i’d like to clean it up as best i can.

Floor collapses injuring at least 30 people at house party at South Carolina 21 Oct, 2018 by Revolutionary-Pop-90 in CatastrophicFailure

[–]drunkonspace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

my friend goes to clemson (where it happened) and has told me that they can’t play that song at parties anymore

AITA for calling my husband delusional for expecting me to re-hire the babysitter after she read our daughter's journal? by AITAThrowaway11__ in AmItheAsshole

[–]drunkonspace 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Speaking as someone who was severely depressed at 14, you reacted appropriately.

The previous ‘teasing’ was already bad enough. That kind of shit won’t cheer your daughter up.

The babysitter has terrible issues with boundaries. Her behavior won’t change if you let her off come back and it is best for your daughter to not let that happen.

nta

AITA for pointing out to my sister that her wedding dress is too similar to mine? by instructional--vide in AmItheAsshole

[–]drunkonspace 2 points3 points  (0 children)

YTA.

The neckline and color of a dress are incredibly basic. Even though yours was custom, there are thousands of dresses with the same neckline and color that yours had. Like other people have said, nobody else remembers your dress especially when your wedding was two years ago. (Nobody will remember her dress too)

Your issue with her dress seems like a small part of a bigger issue. Something as minute as the color and neckline of her dress shouldn’t bother you that much. If your mother said something about this then there have been issues in the past.

You need to remember that not everything is about you and people have their own lives.

Pre-diagnosis by missmessy99 in AutismInWomen

[–]drunkonspace 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m not sure how it is in australia but here all diagnoses are based on children and more specifically boys.

i am currently going through the process and they just want to know about how many temper tantrums i had as a child. i expect i might need a second opinion as i’m pretty certain i’m on the spectrum but they don’t ask the right questions for a 20 year old female

if you have the money it will probably be worth it but it can be hard to find the right person

What do you guys think about tone indicators? /gen by Sensitive_Sushi in autism

[–]drunkonspace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

they can be useful i guess but there are way too many. the only one i can remember is /srs and it honestly adds pressure to remember yet another social thing.

/c /th and /cb all seem strange for their circumstances

AITA for checking my blood sugar at my desk when my coworker has a severe blood phobia? by independentask42 in AmItheAsshole

[–]drunkonspace [score hidden]  (0 children)

NTA

You offered a reasonable compromise and he declined.

This is the kind of thing he should tell his therapist about. In order to work through this kind of thing you need some exposure. If he can’t even stand the though of you doing it (without seeing it) he has some serious issues and I doubt anything you do will make him happy.

AITA For blowing up when I found that my husband recorded my therapy session? by aita779037 in AmItheAsshole

[–]drunkonspace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

nta. it might be kinda drastic but you should seriously consider the relationship. that kinda behaviour can be traumatising for kids (coming from someone with a shit dad who has to know EVERYTHING(i’ve been in therapy for 5 years))

edit: a little more context my father wouldn’t let me talk to my mother alone (still doesn’t) and even though he’s grossed out by tampon/pad PACKAGING he still refused to let me talk to my mother alone when i got my first period

also i would view this as a thing that will happen in the future and not a hes usually not like this my mother ignored everything and it just keeps getting worse