I've Honestly Been Toying With The Fact That I May Be Autistic For The Last Year Or So But I Refuse To

I've honestly been toying with the fact that I may be autistic for the last year or so but I refuse to get a diagnosis because of how ableist jobs can be regarding things like this. Unless you need medication or financial support, I agree with all of this. A few of my other health issues have backtracked my career and education when I was in my late teens/early 20s and that should never have happened. I needed the help and medications but it still was frustrating to have to decide when and if I was going to lie about them to employers when interviewing for jobs.

By the way. Before you rush to get a professional diagnosis for a Brain Thing you should really weigh your options. Like do you just want to "prove it" or will this actually give you access to treatment you can't have otherwise? Are the treatment options available worth having the government know you're neurodivergent? Because sometimes it's better to keep things off the record because unfortunately we still live in a very deeply ableist society and you might not want to have more real material oppression stacked against you than you have to

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list of favorite things as a fanfic author:

When someone is really freaking mad at me for inducing an emotional response from them

when readers give me a background of how/when they read my writing

when readers give me a background of why they shouldn’t have been reading my writing (usually while at work)

when readers quote my work back to me in comments

the frickin’ real heroes here, the ones who comment on every chapter of an ongoing multi-chapter fic

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awholelottayeehaw

2 years ago

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awholelottayeehaw

2 years ago

Don’t assume malice. Assume ignorance. Life is easier, the world is kinder, and you can educate. Actual malice is pretty rare, I find.

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awholelottayeehaw

2 years ago

Yooo I have no idea what I've done to bless the gods today, but I'm not complaining that I keep getting updates from some of my favorite fan works on AO3 today and this past weekend! Feeling extremely blessed. Thank you, Betty White! 🫶

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ao3 blessed fanfic updates

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awholelottayeehaw

2 years ago

Today is one of my best friends' wedding day and I'm taking bets on how long it'll take before I fist fight the Man of Honor.

Also, our morning so far has consisted of:

aggressively thawing chicken we promised to cook for the reception since it's a DIY wedding (friend and their fiance do not have contact with their family whatsoever)

Wondering why my banana pudding didn't solidify overnight

Making enough trips to the local Walmart to consider just working there part-time

Setting off the smoke alarm in our AirBnB making breakfast cause it's a 140-year-old victorian house

Having to take turns standing under the smoke alarm to use a towel to bat away the smoke and heat like it's some sort of stuck-up princess that can't handle anything other than a perfect 70-degree F day

Lemme know how much you wanna bet on me maybe getting a fist fight with the MOH if I lose I'll write you a fic or draw you a picture for your fic.

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real life fight me weddings

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awholelottayeehaw

2 years ago

Reblog to wrap the person you reblogged it from in a soft blanket like a burrito and give them a brownie

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and a consensual forehead kiss

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2 years ago