I don't have anything clever to say about this

[kaberett]

I just think it's important: medical gatekeeping, diagnostic criteria, neurodivergence with a focus on autism, trauma, parenting and child raising. Via buttonsbeadslace.

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[wohali]

there are also some excellent resources here:

http://www.metonymical.net/

[rmc28]

It feels related to the support funding issue: going to a great school that's doing their best to be inclusive and supportive? Oh, the child is "doing fine" and there's no need for additional funding for dedicated support for them.

Money (lack of) is exacerbating the ableism, I think.

[kaberett]

Yup. :(

[ewt]

I keep meaning to witter on about this myself, because so many of my 'symptoms' of neurodivergence are linked in with trauma stuff, and so many of the things that help me with trauma stuff are sensory-based adaptations/practices/etc that I am only discovering in adulthood, and don't have established habits for because routines intrinsic to my own wellbeing are Hard... and basically it's complicated, but that article confirms some of my existing thinking.

(In related news, I really want a rocking chair, but have no space for such a thing in my current life set-up.)

[kaberett]

... well one is on my wishlist too, so I'll bump working out where to put one in the flat...

[ewt]

(I am currently wondering about an outdoor one that could fit on the patio in Enfield, or in Leytonstone for that matter.)

[notasupervillain]

Yes. This.

[cesy]

Wow, yes. That first paragraph hits hard.

[mdlbear]

Probably applies to other mental conditions, including ones that I probably have but haven't been officially diagnosed with.

[steorra]

I wonder if my seemingly ineradicable wavering about "I'm probably autistic" ... "but am I *really* autistic? Am I autistic enough to count? Am I just making this up?" comes in part from having been fortunate enough to escape a lot of trauma growing up.

Hmm. Wow

[jesse_the_k]

Yes this is fascinating, thank you for linking me to it.

[conuly]

It's typical, really :(

[umadoshi]

Thanks for sharing this. I need to sit with it for a while.

[silveradept]

That's very clearly a problem in the system - a parent that understands and accommodates should be able to have that same environment for their child without the need of trauma and adjustment, and yet, it seems that we have to break someone to get them help.

That sounds suspiciously like the way the "gender dysphoria" narrative is the one someone has to subscribe to or be diagnosed with before they can get affirming surgery or other medicines.

[fyreharper]

...well that there sure is a thing, innit. :chinhands, stares at it:

Definitely have noticed, though, that - surprise! - fewer supports means I am less able to cope / more likely to *notice* that I apparently am not running standard processing because it is more likely to be Problems.