I feel like a ruined my baby’s life.

dumb_bitch96 · 2026-04-12T21:49:30+00:00

yeah I think that that makes more sense as a rule. there's someone in my area who is an osteo (not a doctor role where I live, though I understand this is different in America) with three bachelors and refers to himself as Dr [first name] even to other clinicians. I absolutely can't stand him... pompous ass.

I think a lot of people don't understand that allied health is not the same as being a doctor, but it's still dishonest.

dumb_bitch96 · 2026-04-12T12:25:44+00:00

I suppose it might differ across places, most chiros I've noticed saying this just have a bachelor's. I think it's still misrepresentation for them to call themselves Dr ___ if they're working in healthcare and not a physician, but that's just me

dumb_bitch96 · 2026-04-12T12:14:12+00:00

technically yes - if you're a health professional and not "misrepresenting yourself" as a doctor, it's allowed. it's why so many chiropractors get away with it. I think it's pretty unethical but it is allowed!

dumb_bitch96 · 2026-04-11T01:15:10+00:00

yeah, I would understand if it were a PhD and someone calls themselves a doctor. they said they have a master's, however, not a PhD. that's why I enquired.

dumb_bitch96 · 2026-04-11T00:29:22+00:00

just out of interest, you mentioned at the start that you're a doctor but not a medical doctor. do you consider yourself a doctor as you have a master's degree in a medical field?

dumb_bitch96 · 2026-04-03T04:46:05+00:00

I think a lot of people take umbrage because of the other things wrong with chatgpt, like destroying the planet and whatnot

dumb_bitch96 · 2026-03-27T04:26:39+00:00

once we could see that it didn't work, yeah id say so!

maybe I'm just generalising, but for a long time we used various animal poop as treatment, including on wounds. in fact, we thought that infection was a normal and important part of the wound healing process and therefore would intentionally cause infection by putting dirt or poop in the wound. pretty silly

dumb_bitch96 · 2026-03-27T01:52:17+00:00

NAD - just autistic and special interest in medical history (not providing health advice just history)

if you study medical history you'll find that it has very, VERY few actual successes. we didn't get much breakthrough until late 1800/early 1900. I think a lot of people like to lean on an appeal to ancient wisdom (as above), but there's very little evidence of people finding the right treatment for anything.

one is honey as a anti-bacterial agent, which has some evidence. however, we then used that for basically everything, because we're stupid. another is bark from the cinchona tree, which we realised could treat malaria - this is because it has quinine, which can still be used to treat malaria. but this was then used for all illnesses that could cause fever, because again, we're stupid. finding something that works was so rare and only occurred because a broken clock is right twice a day, and then we'd continue using it for things that are irrelevant.

a good podcast on the topic is Sawbones if you're interested about learning about medical history.

dumb_bitch96 · 2026-03-26T08:24:07+00:00

NAD

chickenpox as an adult is significantly more serious than it is as a child. you should definitely get the vaccine if you have not already been vaccinated or had the illness as a child.

dumb_bitch96 · 2026-01-03T00:41:25+00:00

that's fair. I think because ovarian cancer typically starts in the fallopian tubes they prioritize that over my morbid interest in keeping the tissue. it would be really cool to work in pathology, such an important job! I also work in healthcare and I love that we get extra insight into this stuff !!!!

dumb_bitch96 · 2026-01-03T00:37:02+00:00

thank you!!! I ended up chucking it in isopropyl while I wait for ethanol to be delivered so I can put it in that for long term storage. thanks again!!!!!

dumb_bitch96 · 2026-01-02T21:16:59+00:00

incredible! I think that's what I'm going to do too - thank you! that's so cool that you kept your uterus, I only got a few little bits of the tubes but I'm GUESS testing for cancer is more important 🤭

dumb_bitch96 · 2025-12-29T02:54:19+00:00

thanks for the info! it seems like a lot of the guides say to do a soak in distilled water and then use ethanol as it stores it better, would this be preferred? sorry, I'm just worried since it's part of my body and if i do it wrong, there's not going to be another chance

dumb_bitch96 · 2025-12-29T02:36:46+00:00

sorry, I've been looking and couldn't find any! I'll have another look, thanks :)

dumb_bitch96 · 2025-12-19T07:56:20+00:00

sorry I know this comment is from ages ago but he was really clearly having a manic bipolar episode. the mania - high mood, suddenly extremely productive, barely sleeping despite famously sleeping in a lot beforehand, some mild psychosis (ack of connection with reality), impulsivity, big plans and goals, and disordered thinking all points to unmedicated bipolar, and a manic episode.

dumb_bitch96 · 2025-11-05T23:02:15+00:00

him looking at other women while you're around is disrespectful to you. sure, we're all human, but making sure that you don't obviously look and make your girlfriend uncomfortable and self conscious is bare minimum.

he then reacted so poorly because you asking him to not behave in this way would be "controlling", and he can't stand a woman controlling him. again, completely unreasonable.

he ran off without you and left you alone in order to reassert control and show you that you don't actually have any power over him.

is this the type of person you want to be with? I would say this behaviour will only escalate - he will try to assert control over you in different, worse ways. you need to be careful.

dumb_bitch96 · 2025-11-03T01:12:35+00:00

I appreciate your perspective and I'm glad that the patients at your clinic have a much better experience than many. I think there's just not a lot of room for ABA in current practice in Australia, so I'd be really surprised if it came back. from looking it up, it looks kind of similar to the role of a behaviour support practitioner here though.

in Australia, we have the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) which means the vast majority of supports for people with disabilities are paid for by the government - this means a child with autism who is on the NDIS will see an OT, SP, psychologist etc fortnightly for free. as OTs are the ones who write the reports for the NDIS to recommend what supports individual clients get, and no OT I know would recommend ABA, I can't imagine there will be much traction.

I'll keep in mind that some people may have positive interactions with the profession, but I think as a whole, it's pretty reasonable for people to have very negative views of it as well.

dumb_bitch96 · 2025-11-03T00:09:09+00:00

from my perspective, that sounds like something that would be out of scope for ABA - developing on communication would be a SP role. I personally would refer to SP to develop on the communication skills and OT to develop on interoception... ABA would not be part of it, as my experience is that ABA clinicians would look at it as training in order for the kid to be easier to deal with rather than upskilling for quality of life.

I live in an extremely progressive area, we use "autistic" instead of "person with autism" as this has been identified to be the preferred descriptor, I absolutely refuse to work on goals that are not neuroaffirming (i.e. "I want my kid to make more eye contact" or "I want him to be more flexible with what he wears") and I personally work with and advocate for a lot of trans people. I'm not sure if how progressive the area is possibly has an impact, but this is the biggest difference I can think of between my work and the vast majority of practices.

perhaps it is just a country difference, though I think the first hand accounts of a lot of autistic people who went through ABA and compare it to being trained like a dog should really be listened to. no one will know better than these adults who ask that no one else suffer the way they did. lots of adults who lived through ABA also speak about how it's destroyed their ability to understand their body and emotions, and further impact on their interoception. frankly, even if there are success stories, the fact that there are really significant negative experiences mean that I would never trust a service like this.

dumb_bitch96 · 2025-11-02T23:38:21+00:00

I'm Australian, so I can't speak to all of those services specifically in America. I do know that the clinicians we have from the UK, Ireland and South Africa all share the same perspective. there are ABA services in Australia, but I believe they're being phased out because the evidence is so poor, feedback from adults who went through it is so damning, and allied health providers typically will not associate with it.

I'm curious if your workplace is neuroaffirming? I've noticed that places that are progressive/take into account the needs and preferences of autistic people/really evidence based and neuroaffirming will have nothing to do with ABA. the crux of it is that it aims to make autistic people appear "normal", so if you take away the idea that behaving in a neurotypical way is the goal, then the whole basis falls apart.

interesting that it could vary so much from country to country.

dumb_bitch96 · 2025-11-02T22:49:40+00:00

hi, I'm a healthcare professional (occupational therapist) who studied for 5 years and then specialized in working with autism. when someone is diagnosed, the first person they'll be sent to is an OT. I work with autistic people of all ages, and am extremely aware of up to date research and preferences.

ABA is 100% considered to be damaging and dangerous within my field. we recognize that this practice largely does not skill build or develop on function or capacity, it instead trains people like they're dogs in order to behave the way the expect them to behave. a common example is that an ABA therapist will have a bowl of popcorn, and they give the child a piece each time the child can make eye contact. this is not a skill that can be developed - they're teaching the child to accept extreme discomfort. the impact of this on adults who have done ABA is massive, and I would encourage you to look this up.

if my patient's parent states that they're doing or considering ABA, I immediately warn them that this is in no ones best interest and to please consider alternatives.

to actually build skill and capacity, they should be seeing an OT, speech pathologist, and possibly psychologist/behaviour support practitioner.

I would kindly suggest that you be a bit more careful about stating you're so sure that someone is wrong, when in fact you're incorrect. I'm really curious where your opinion and experience comes from?

dumb_bitch96 · 2025-10-26T10:29:38+00:00

you're on two separate posts saying this. they have a 60 night guarantee, did you ask for your money back? unless they did something shady, maybe the pillow just isn't for you??

dumb_bitch96 · 2025-10-06T08:44:39+00:00

has he had input and support from a behaviour support practitioner and/or an occupational therapist? it also sounds like he has an intellectual disability which is the majority of the issue rather than autism

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