pots flareups are so weird because wtf do you mean my heart is going sicko mode sfter walking 10 feet???
WHAT DO YOU MEAN MY HEART RATE IS RISING WHILE SITTING DOWN???
An unpopular opinion that actually makes sense when I explain why I have it. (Well makes sense if you're not abelist)
I'm not too fond of the "I don't want to be led by the people that ate off of led paint and played in asbestos." Criticism against baby boomers.
Obvious abelism aside (the criticism is implying that baby boomers are less fit to lead because asbestos and lead severely negatively impacts cognitive functioning.)
But both of these mass disabling events are centered around a lack of knowledge that asbestos and lead has such a severe impact on cognitive functioning.
And I don't like that because many people today are also victims of a mass disabling event caused by a lack of information.
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.
Up until 2013. The only fetal alcohol diagnosis that existed was Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. And it's caused by severe alcoholism in the pregnant person, and the baby tends to have withdrawals after they're born.
Back then. It was believed if you drank while pregnant, you could still get lucky, and your child can be born "completely fine".
But very recently (I think it was in the early 2000s?) People started saying "No. They're not 'completely fine'. They don't have the classic signs of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, but they're still impacted by the alcohol on the developing fetus." And it was in 2013 they realized that yes. Even "just one or two glasses" causes Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.
It's estimated 1 in 10 pregnant women between the ages of 15-41 have had alcohol in the past month and 1 in 5 first graders have fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.
Fetal alcohol syndrome is pretty well known. They have a distinct face shape and learning disability.
But fetal alcohol spectrum disorder can (but doesn't always) have specific facial features. Other symptoms include
Trouble with emotional regulation
Issues learning
Low body weight
Loss of coordination
Issues with empathy
Shorter height
Hyperactivity
Holding attention difficulties
And you're thinking "wow. That sounds a lot like my autism/ADHD diagnosis". Yeah. Since it's not well known in its mild forms. It's often misdiagnosed as autism/ADHD and often times the best way to know is by straight up asking your parents if there's any chance your mom drank while pregnant.
I asked my mom, and she was one of those strict "I didn't even dye my hair while pregnant because I thought the chemicals would seep through my skin and affect the baby."
But like...
Let's not make fun of baby boomers for being disabled due to a lack of knowledge? When a lot of us Millennials and GenZ are probably affected by a similar lack of information.
-fae