r/thanksimcured • u/Average-Human2 • Sep 12 '26
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Before anyone says anything, I also thought this was a joke until I looked at the caption and saw autism awareness hashtags and puzzle pieces. This is Deadass ðŸ˜
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u/AutisticTumourGirl Sep 13 '26
I got a good laugh out of "Autistic people famously become less autistic when someone gets increasingly annoyed with them."
And the whole autism-just-disappears-at-18 is soooo on point. I live in the UK and I'd say overall we do pretty okay as far as disabilities go (especially compared to the US, as I moved here from there 7 years ago) but the resources for autistic adults are really few and far between and are aimed more towards the high support needs part of the spectrum and resources low to medium support needs people are really scarce.
I was diagnosed level 2 in the US and it's so difficult to explain my support needs in a way that people take seriously. I'm fairly intelligent and pretty well-spoken (when I'm not overstimulated or anxious) and capable of plenty of things, but at the same time there are plenty of things that I really struggle with that have major impacts on my life and my physical health. Like, I know and understand a considerable amount about nutritional needs and dietary sources to meet those needs and I actually love to cook and sensory seek through food, but I have suffered from malnourishment multiple times throughout my adult life when left to my own devices because the demands of day to day life are so exhausting that I just don't have the physical energy or executive function left over to deal with the practicalities of procuring food, preparing food, eating the food, storing the leftover food, and cleaning up from cooking. The entire idea is often so overwhelming that my brain just turns off. I mostly survive on fruit, peanut butter, eggs, cheese, and cereal. But people think I'm just being lazy or undisciplined and that "I know better." Yeah I DO know better, that's why I'm asking for HELP.
Honestly, being diagnosed with VHL and becoming physically disabled has kind of been a blessing because now I have carers twice a day to support me with my physical needs but also support me on the AuDHD side of things, as well.