▲ 37 ▼ curious about diagnosis status of people here (strawpoll.com) submitted 3 years ago by littlelordfuckleroy@lemmy.world to c/autism@lemmy.world 31 comments fedilink hide all child comments Take a moment and fill this poll? Thanks!
[+] Mojave@lemmy.world -6 points 3 years ago (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kresten@feddit.dk -1 points 3 years ago (1 child) What you said, but phrased nicer, agree. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Lhianna@feddit.de 6 points 3 years ago (2 children) I'd agree in part. In my opinion self diagnosis doesn't mean you get to demand accommodations or special treatment. Self diagnosis for me means that I have the terminology to look for things to change in my life to make things easier, for exercises to help myself and to accept that I might not be able to do everything other people can do. It allows me to stop telling myself that I'm lazy, stupid, retarded etc. It does not mean that I walk around demanding "attention". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] kresten@feddit.dk 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Exactly! Couldn't have phrased it better myself permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Lhianna@feddit.de 4 points 3 years ago That's why I don't see a problem with self diagnosis though. I did fully explain why I'm not looking for an official diagnosis in a separate comment, that's why I feel very uncomfortable with the reactions about self diagnosis. permalink fedilink source parent [+] lgsp@feddit.it 1 point 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kresten@feddit.dk -1 points 3 years ago (1 child) What you said, but phrased nicer, agree. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Lhianna@feddit.de 6 points 3 years ago (2 children) I'd agree in part. In my opinion self diagnosis doesn't mean you get to demand accommodations or special treatment. Self diagnosis for me means that I have the terminology to look for things to change in my life to make things easier, for exercises to help myself and to accept that I might not be able to do everything other people can do. It allows me to stop telling myself that I'm lazy, stupid, retarded etc. It does not mean that I walk around demanding "attention". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] kresten@feddit.dk 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Exactly! Couldn't have phrased it better myself permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Lhianna@feddit.de 4 points 3 years ago That's why I don't see a problem with self diagnosis though. I did fully explain why I'm not looking for an official diagnosis in a separate comment, that's why I feel very uncomfortable with the reactions about self diagnosis. permalink fedilink source parent [+] lgsp@feddit.it 1 point 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Lhianna@feddit.de 6 points 3 years ago (2 children) I'd agree in part. In my opinion self diagnosis doesn't mean you get to demand accommodations or special treatment. Self diagnosis for me means that I have the terminology to look for things to change in my life to make things easier, for exercises to help myself and to accept that I might not be able to do everything other people can do. It allows me to stop telling myself that I'm lazy, stupid, retarded etc. It does not mean that I walk around demanding "attention". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] kresten@feddit.dk 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Exactly! Couldn't have phrased it better myself permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Lhianna@feddit.de 4 points 3 years ago That's why I don't see a problem with self diagnosis though. I did fully explain why I'm not looking for an official diagnosis in a separate comment, that's why I feel very uncomfortable with the reactions about self diagnosis. permalink fedilink source parent [+] lgsp@feddit.it 1 point 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kresten@feddit.dk 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Exactly! Couldn't have phrased it better myself permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Lhianna@feddit.de 4 points 3 years ago That's why I don't see a problem with self diagnosis though. I did fully explain why I'm not looking for an official diagnosis in a separate comment, that's why I feel very uncomfortable with the reactions about self diagnosis. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Lhianna@feddit.de 4 points 3 years ago That's why I don't see a problem with self diagnosis though. I did fully explain why I'm not looking for an official diagnosis in a separate comment, that's why I feel very uncomfortable with the reactions about self diagnosis. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] lgsp@feddit.it 1 point 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent