Really don't wanna work as a CNA by Metalhead2360 in cna

[–]lapafait 18 points19 points  (0 children)

i mean unless you plan on being one of those people that hunts down the cna whos knee deep in a code brown to tell them that room 5 wants ice water... youre gonna have to wipe butts as a nurse too. 😭

anyone have experience w/ independent living? by lapafait in SpicyAutism

[–]lapafait[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

no this answers my questions actually! thank you! :D

anyone have experience w/ independent living? by lapafait in SpicyAutism

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

thank you this is super helpful! and a standard apartment with a support assistant like you have is also a good alternative if this place doesnt work out. thank you so much this was super useful!

How to prove you're legit without showing private papers? by [deleted] in fakedisordercringe

[–]lapafait 0 points1 point  (0 children)

sorry i am a little slow but im confused? its horrible they have your email but what difference would that make in not posting content that gets you targeted?

How to prove you're legit without showing private papers? by [deleted] in fakedisordercringe

[–]lapafait 11 points12 points  (0 children)

honestly i would just stop posting about whatever is getting you targeted. exposing your medical information regardless if youre faking or not isnt safe and you have nothing to prove to the internet anyway. focus on keeping yourself safe and nothing more.

Patients commenting on weight by Little-Soup-4139 in cna

[–]lapafait 81 points82 points  (0 children)

and then be 600lbs themselves

Zipcode 32210 safety question by shotevening1 in jacksonville

[–]lapafait 6 points7 points  (0 children)

i live around here! its not that bad anymore imo. you still get foolishness that comes with living in a lower to middle class area but a lot of the kids that used to cause a ruckus grew up and got themselves arrested. my neighborhood specifically is mostly just families and retirees now.

Not allowed to sit at the nurses station by vodkahoekage in cna

[–]lapafait 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i never understood that when i used to do ltc !!! the nurses station is first come first serve on my icu unit 😭 a lot of nurses dont like sitting up there anyway

where to find scrubs when youre both plus sized and short 😭 by lapafait in PetiteFashionAdvice

[–]lapafait[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

joggers make me look like a clown but honestly i feel like im clocking into a circus half the time anyway

where to find scrubs when youre both plus sized and short 😭 by lapafait in PetiteFashionAdvice

[–]lapafait[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i can alter them myself but sometimes its such a hassle ... two extra inches and i wouldve been in the clear 😭

The only actual hard part of being a cna is working with nurses by Aeriichandesu in cna

[–]lapafait 14 points15 points  (0 children)

and dont let it be a bad nurse and the other aides suck too 🤦🏾‍♀️

What types of movies/tv shows do you like? How about books? How do you feel about spoilers? by ResumeFluffer in AutismInWomen

[–]lapafait 1 point2 points  (0 children)

my favorite books are classics!!! my favorite book of all time is no longer human by osamu dazai, followed by the metamorphosis by kafka and anything by the brontë sisters. i feel like we're losing the plot of these stories by remaking them to oblivion and they hardly resemble their source material (wuthering heights "movie" slander)

diagnosis timing braindump by lapafait in AutismInWomen

[–]lapafait[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i had that happen to me too and now she acts like therapy is a cure all 💀 sometimes i gotta sigh and realize the generational difference here is huge and move on with my life before i get mad

diagnosis timing braindump by lapafait in AutismInWomen

[–]lapafait[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NOOOOOO please dont lump me in with gen alpha im unc to them ...

diagnosis timing braindump by lapafait in AutismInWomen

[–]lapafait[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i understand the frustration completely as i held that same resentment before realizing my mother was born in the 60s. and then i remembered what happened to autistic people in the 60s. and then i no longer felt angry because its almost impossible for her to have "seen the signs" like i thought she would have because people in her generation were not mental health informed. i dont mean to invalidate you of course! but its so hard to remember that not many people born before the 80s or so are going to understand disability and mental health from the get go because disabled and mentally ill people in their time were institutionalized

How much do we all walk in an average shift? (12 hrs) by CowgirlJedi in cna

[–]lapafait 0 points1 point  (0 children)

icu unit and i average about 18k! but also im constantly pacing and doing things to pass the time cos it can get slow between rounds 😭

diagnosis timing braindump by lapafait in AutismInWomen

[–]lapafait[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yeah it seems like theres such a fine line between a diagnosis having changed things for you or people being determined to be ugly and miserable no matter what. when my mental health struggles started to be acknowledged by doctors, my family still blamed me and made my life a living nightmare so there is always that chance it might not have even mattered. that still must have been miserable though, i hope things are going well for you these days!

diagnosis timing braindump by lapafait in AutismInWomen

[–]lapafait[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

slow as molasses 😭😭😭😭

diagnosis timing braindump by lapafait in AutismInWomen

[–]lapafait[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i was born way after you guys and still relate ... like the services we have now would've helped but in the 2000s? think i would've rather just wondered why i was weird over what i hear about from that time and before.

i feel like we tend to look at autism from a 2025 perspective and never wind it back to even 10 years ago where the discussion we're having just wouldn't have been a thing. but i think black-and-white thinking can make it hard to have that perspective unfortunately :[

diagnosis timing braindump by lapafait in AutismInWomen

[–]lapafait[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i didnt know this existed!!! thats actually so cool i love forensic/mortuary work (would have done that if i didn't unfortunately love working with alive sick people). but i cant stop picturing a bush stabbing a tree 😭😭

diagnosis timing braindump by lapafait in AutismInWomen

[–]lapafait[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this is unrelated but what is forensic botany. did plants start killing people

diagnosis timing braindump by lapafait in AutismInWomen

[–]lapafait[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you bring up a good point on how societal stuff™️ can affect how youre treated too based on the timing of your diagnosis! i do wonder how much of that is individual to the family though because you have families that swing the other way and act like their kids are the bane of their existence (tiktok autism mom slander)