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Vera Faye
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going to start doing more of these stream of consciousness vents because holy shitttt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . you've been warned again. you wanna go here? come on then! >>> hiii I'm autistic as fuck. combined type adhd. I got my diagnosis three years ago to the day. I was not expecting to receive "severely autistic" I was only hoping to get help for my extreme adhd after not one, not two, but three of my five children were diagnosed and I realized that... fuck. I had been missed. it presents differently in girls. especially, traumatized, quiet, people pleasing little girls who are forced to take care of their (now-obviously neurodivergent) parents. so when I tell you I was shocked. I mean, fuckers, I was SHOCKED. and dismayed. and honestly, traumatized by the fact that not a **single** fucking doctor, teacher, therapist, counselor, coach, or otherwise even remotely suggested I might have autism. yeah yeah, times were different, yada yada fuck all. (possibly continued below 👇)
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all of these *care*-givers... watched me struggle through so many fucking obstacles that didn't appear to be obstacles to the outside perceivers. I grew up in a hoarding house. I think my grandparents were in our home maybe, 5? times while I was growing up. my parents drove hours out of the way to take us to our grandparents homes. that were safer. my oc-fucking-d started young. trying to keep track of all of my precious things. trying to make sense of my parents. I seriously remember having a thought at like 4 that either my entire family was crazy -- or I fucking was. surprise surprise! I *am* crazy! because every single fucking institution has gaslit me, told me I should be able to perform whatever they require of me, and do it with a smile. when I was younger and had more energy, sure, I could do it. what I didn't realize was I was also raising neurodivergents. same fucking struggles for my kids. labeled "problem children" by society. nope, just fucking autistic and adhd. (more? more! 👇)
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