Alternatively - that particular discord is for children with autism, and not adults
this post was submitted on 24 Sep 2023
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A community for respectful discussion and memes related to autism acceptance. All neurotypes are welcome.
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I get healthcare through the US Veterans Health Administration. My therapist admitted she is neuroatypical, but hasn't been specific. She's awesome though. When I asked her for an autism assessment after she confirmed that she suspects ASD, she told me that her management told her they don't do autism assessments because autistic people cannot join the military. They basically told me that I don't exist. I had to pay for a private provider to confirm that I was autistic. I'm still really upset about this and have thought about creating a huge stink over it. They gave me mental health care for over a decade, misdiagnosed me with all sorts of mental health conditions, and made me think I was a broken person that either didn't know how to cope with life or was faking symptoms to seek disability. I could have received proper care and not spent the last 15 years wondering why I can't be happy. That's incredibly messed up, and the more I type this out, the more I want to contact a congressman.
Time to lie!
Well I don’t want to be weird. I’ll leave it alone. I was just looking for more community
“why won’t these children let me, an autistic adult, in their autism play group?”
A person who is not great at social situations was not great at a social situation. No need to punch down at them.
I didn’t see anywhere where it says child play group