My mom says I cannot be autistic because I’m “ in shape and pretty “ and also I “ liked being hugged as a kid “ .. yeah so why do I have fucking meltdowns when I try to eat in public and all the noise makes me nauseous and nervous? Just one tiny example that she witnesses and asks me “ what’s wrong with you ? “
Both my kids are now diagnosed with autism, both my wife and I had an aha moment about our own lives and personalities. We’re a fully neuro divergent family. My mom says I can’t be because I love to learn things and read…
Not exactly the same, but I had a psychiatrist who said that because I was able to laugh I couldn’t have depression. Like??
Hi, lifelong major depression endurer here. You can absolutely laugh when you're depressed. In fact if you laugh just the right way, it can lead to increased medication and more frequent therapy sessions, maybe even a visit to a nice medical facility. Never had that last one myself, but I know someone who was legally disallowed from purchasing a firearm for years (IL).
Same. My therapist told me "you don't look depressed".
I’ve been told I don’t look autistic. You should see them collapsing when I ask them what autism looks like
And to his horror, Luke proceeded to name every train ever made.
By SERIAL NUMBER AND PATENT!
Sorted by the number and weight of the bolts used on assembly.
So....... You guys want to talk about fire alarm systems?
HOLY COW THERE'S DEEP LORE REGARDING FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS?! O.O
Do you have a favorite fact? Or like, one particular thing about the subject that really surprised you? Do you have a fire alarm system in mind as "the best" or "worst" in terms of performance and detection? :D
HOLY COW THERE’S DEEP LORE REGARDING FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS?! O.O
There's deep lore about pretty much anything, if you're willing to dig for it.
As someone who works with fire alarm systems, it amazes me that there are people who learn about them voluntarily.
Ugh now that my husband works in fire alarm systems, he has become someone who thinks I would want to learn about them voluntarily. Every flipping building we enter, "ooh, not to be annoying, but look at this! They have xyz!"
Have you ever noticed the smoke detectors in line at Disney? Because I've been forced to. And they must have gotten special permits or something because they're outside of regular code rules. God bless him.
Actually, I would like that. As soon as I learned about common home fire alarms using radioisotopes to create a gap in an electric circuit that can be closed by ionized smoke particles, I was fascinated. I know there are some fancy ones that use optics instead so the can detect particles of any kind. The heat sensitive ones seem cool for cooking areas so there are fewer false alarms. I imagine by now there are ones thats use FLIR/thermal cameras.
All that is just detection. Even the communication is really cool. The loud beeping sound is simple but effective. I like the ones that release a spicy mist to wake deaf people. Flashing lights go without saying. Then there's networked alarms. Do they go straight to the Fire Department or are they like security systems that get filtered by a third party first?
The auto-response features (if that's what they're called) like fire sprinklers are interesting also. I read that they typically release dirty water because it's been sitting in the pipes for so long. Sure, dirty water is hardly an issue during a fire. It could be raw sewage and still be better than nothing. Still, I wonder why they're not on a loop integrated with the rest of the fresh water system. The advanced response systems like halon are kinda scary. Probably not something I'll see in my lifetime. I'm sure it's better than the alternative, though. The foam for airplane hangers is pretty neat. Wouldn't want to be in there, though.
I wonder what the cutting edge stuff is now.
Proceed to talk for 3 hours about the train unloading and smelter setups I made in Factorio.
Do you know how many different types of trains there are?
At least twelve
Hey, I did not say that I knew, just asked if you did!?! 😂🤪
Oh okay in that case no
This is a good way to filter out bad people from your life.
I had a similar conversation with a date a few weeks ago. I told her that I am getting tested for autism in a few weeks.
"You don't seem autistic."
Then spent the next 15 minutes talking about Magic: The Gathering cards. She was very to forgiving and said, "Oh. I get it now."
I'd be so happy if a psych would spend 15 minutes talking to me about ISO8601 timestamps or IPv6.
PRO-TIP: When you learn that a person is a bigoted moron, just stop acknowledging their existence!
I was once told by a therapist that I can't be autistic because I'm married, not quite obsessive enough over my interests, and was teaching college classes at the time.
When I was a teen I was told by my psychiatrist “I would diagnose you with Asperger’s, but I’m not going to because you’ll be able to do any job you want as long as you have a secretary.”
I don't think I have ever known a single person who had their own secretary. I know some people who work with secretaries on a team. And of course I know some secretaries.
Yeah it was a ridiculous thing to say. And if I actually needed a secretary to work, that would be an accommodation that would require a diagnosis anyway.
"Everyone's a little bit autistic"
"You're too normal to be autistic"
Litterly my coworkers used that first one... It annoys me so much. "We are all not normal here"
"Yes Janine. We all pee everyday. But can you understand the difference between peeing everyday and peeing so often each day that it disrupts other parts of your daily life?"
I swear I'm gonna use this next time I hear "everyone is a bit autistic".
Well thanks Karen, you're almost certainly more knowledgeable than three different medical professionals.
I'll argue the flip side. I have a son who is 13 and firmly L2/L3. This is where a lot of autistic people sit and specifically online they are grossly under-represented because they don't have the capacity to socialize even from a computer or phone.
My older son is what used to be Asperger's which I would define as your L1.
I continue to hate the fact that they flattened their taxonomy with DSM V. Asperger's != Autism.
So I get and chuckle at the memes but when people think of autism they are thinking of my autistic son not the Asperger's one.
The representation of autistic people in the media, and in social media like this, is not an accurate representation of autistic people
This also happens when you say that you're autistic to other autistic people, but more wokely
That and also not being diagnosed at all because the psychiatrist gives you the reasons listed in the dialogue at the bottom. Yeah…
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