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To anyone in the United States who is considering getting tested for autism, there's an alarming new factor that you'll need to include in your decision.

If you get a professional diagnosis, your personal medical data may be released to who knows whom and you may even be put in RFK Jr.'s new "disease registry."

It is definitely illegal, but that doesn't guarantee that the courts will put a stop to it.

If you need accommodations at school or in the workplace--my advice is to just ask for them and then see what proof they ask for. Some bosses will just take your word for it, especially in industries that have a high volume of neurodivergent employees such as IT. And if they do require proof, then you can think about getting a professional diagnosis. (Of course you should think of a script in advance for if they do require proof and you don't have an official diagnosis yet).

Alternatively you could try to get diagnosed with something else--maybe you'd also fit the profile for ADHD, or sensory processing disorder? That might be a relatively safer way to get the same accommodations. But RFK Jr. has talked about doing horrible things to people with ADHD too, so... think hard.

If you just want a professional diagnosis for the feeling of certainty you think it'll give you, though... in my opinion, you shouldn't do it right now, even if you can afford it financially. It's not worth it. Other autistic people are a far better judge of whether someone is autistic than many certified professionals, anyway, so trust your autistic friends' judgment if you don't trust your own. And if you don't have any autistic friends yet... make some; you won't regret it.

no neurodivergent infighting here

every time you repost this ladybug, a terf learns they've been trans this whole time and finds joy instead of being miserable and hateful. <3

Also a senators minecraft house blows up.

there's a block button and then there's a level above that which only exists in my head. i keep these people unblocked to keep tabs on them. we are in guerilla warfare and i am gathering intelligence.

I just reduced a dog to its base components (dog powder, binding reagent) with alchemical techniques

a charm for good luck 🍀

Hey just a general PSA from someone officially diagnosed and documented:

Now is not the time to seek out an autism diagnosis.

RFK's plans have been made very clear and any diagnosis you do get will get you put on this "national disease registry" they're proposing.

Trust me when I say I completely understand the need for accommodations and a better understanding of yourself, but if you have gone this long without being diagnosed, you will be better off waiting.

Furthermore, listen to and advocate for folks who are diagnosed, especially folks with higher support needs. They'll be the first ones targeted for whatever bullshit "experimental treatments" the government tries to push.

Stay safe and look out for your neighbor.

I need to look more visibly nonhuman NOW.

one of those “predatory lesbians” ive heard so much about

wishing i was in the water rn need to be swimming need to see all the pretty fish n rocks....i wanna collect pretty sea glass and river rocks 😞😔 but no i must be forced to live in the midwest with the nearest body of water being hours away....

hits you with the undertale shrine

I think it's really important to de-gender body parts. A vagina can be a male body part when a man has one. A penis can be a female body part when a woman has one. This means we stop using the words "female" as a replacement for when we want to talk about something related to vaginas, breasts, uteri, clitoris etc. We stop using the term "male bodied" or "male body parts" as a stand in for talking about penis and testicles and prostates. It's a subtle kind of sex negativity and body negativity that surrounds this use of language. People are ashamed to say the words vagina and penis. Gendered language acts as the cloak for that shame, which is also why some people get really angry about this idea. But I think unpacking that shame and desensitizing it will be healthy for all people in the long run. No one needs to be scared of the bodies that we have! Thats unhinged!

My tattoo artist told me his teenage son came out to him as trans by giving him a bunch of blue cupcakes and a greeting card that said "it's a boy!"

"That's cute," I said.

"It was NOT cute!" he snapped. "I thought he was pregnant."

For your future information, here are medical innovations younger than both the basics of HRT for trans ppl & the first gender-reassignment/gender-confirmation surgery. I put together this incomplete list earlier today bc I was bored:

all organ transplants

most modern vaccines, including the polio vaccine

the gluten-free diet as a treatment for celiac disease

synthetic insulin

oral contraceptives

MRIs

the concept of a "blood bank"

pacemakers

hydrocortisone

ibuprofen

diazepam

artificial hearts

sumatriptan

naproxen (Aleve)

tramodol

dialysis

ECT

ondansetron (Zofran)

chemotherapy

IVF

CPR

CT scans

transdermal patches

liposuction

intravascular stents

penicillin

In case you run into someone talking about how 'experimental' HRT is.

hello my lovelies i have a "problem" so if youd like to know and give me some insight cuz im autistic and cant read social cues go right ahead. its below

so theres this guy, wont say his name here(tho it wouldnt matter cuz i doubt he knows what tumblr is but i digress), hes a senior(just turned 18 last month). ive been feeding him snacks since the second half of first semester when i met him in my 3d art class. and its real dusty in there and we would wipe clay dust on each other(really fun trust) and hes put me in a chokehold and then tried to push me to my knees on the ground twice(coulda just asked tbh), hes said hes gonna eat me twice(first time had no prompt but the 2nd time did so i let it slide), hes said hes gonna kidnap me and shoot me(yk "normal" stuff). hes called me GOOD BOY once too then said it had "uses", idk what that means but like alr and hes talked about like backshots while on the phone with me(hes also got Schrödinger's cock, hes told me its huge but his friend has told me its micro so idek nor do i really care i just thought it was kinda funny). he threatens me a lot less now a days tho so dw. he isnt gay(or at least thats what he says) (he also most of the time uses the proper pronouns but like hes a cis white man what can you really expect?) hes driven me home twice now. the first time he drove me home was after first semester finals so it was cold, when i got into his car i recoiled off his leather seats and was like "ah leather seats" and he was like "you dont like leather seats?" and i was like "no theyre just super cold" and then next thing ik hes askin me if the heated seats are on and as im looking for the controls he just hooks his hand under my right knee and moves my legs over before leaning over me and checking himself…..like he coulda just asked. but this time he ASKED me if i wanted to be driven home i dunno why but ofc i said yes id NEVER turn down a car ride(i LOVE LOVE LOVE his stupid car).

so like...this isnt all of it but this is what i can remember cuz im too lazy to put down every little thing hes said and done so yk here you go. but like why is he like this? anybody here know how cis men be acting? anybody major in CisMenology? help a beetle out 🙏

So, this old lady is my new hero.

it’s genuinely so funny that im alive and this is what im doing

I could never disagree with a transmasc canine. Whatever you say stunning

it should be okay for me to slap the hell out of anyone that calls me selfish for not wanting to have children

i cant wait to die from a heart attack at 16

Some closeups of the best graffiti I've ever seen

reblog this to remind the person you reblogged it from that theyre loved

Would you like to participate in a Therian virtual school?

My name is andy, and i am making the first virtual therian school.

this school is directed to new people in the therian comunitty, cuz we gonna teach the next things:

how to do quadrobics (step by step)

how to tell it to ur parents

knowledge about ur theriotype

our school is the perfect site to:

meet therians

learn more about ur theriotype

learn how to do quadrobics

In the last class, I will give you a personalized diploma and we will have a group video call on the meet app.

classroom: https://classroom.google.com/c/NzY3NTg4OTIyMjM0?cjc=hicyvwxm

your edible is never going to kick in because you're a bad person

the biggest scam tumblr pulls is all the people who come here convinced they want to be tumblr famous

that time of the year when you realize the depression isn’t seasonal