Relatedly, I sometimes think about getting a formal autism diagnosis for myself, but I cannot figure out what I would do differently if I _knew_ instead of just _assumed_
I agree with the general sentiment here, but whenever people talk about autistic kids they focus on "diagnosis", which feels like it misunderstands the problem --
Having a really hard time finding movies about killer cactuses. I can visualize this so clearly, surely I'm not the only one who sees their sinister nature
richard simmons and dr ruth were the butt of constant jokes but in retrospect they were probably two of the best people in american public life in the 1980s
I feel like more communities need a phrase like "a shanda for the goyim" where one doesn't want an out-group to see the scandals and intracommunity squabbles.
Maybe "a taint for the cis"?
I agree with the general sentiment here, but whenever people talk about autistic kids they focus on "diagnosis", which feels like it misunderstands the problem --
I grew up with a guy who was obviously different and relentlessly bullied when we were in school, he actually attempted suicide at one point, he was diagnosed as on the spectrum as an adult and I can't help but think how much easier his life would've been as a child if they knew that back then.
I listen to a podcast where one of the host's personas is "know-it-all who is constantly wrong about things" and I think it would be a bit funnier if it were on purpose
I was explaining to an English coworker how there’s a different Tayto crisps in Ireland and Northern Ireland with a different Mr Tayto.
He said, “I get it. When you eat the Irish crisps, you’re eating the body of Mr Tayto. When you eat the Northern Irish crisps, it represents the body of Mr Tayto.”
