Black Cats Are Lucky. (via leahweissmuller)

And sometimes we just don’t know how to answer that because we don’t really know what happened. One day we were okay and over some period of time things just kept getting worse and we woke up one day and realized, “Fuck, is this what disability feels like?” And we still struggle to admit we’re disabled. Or maybe someone was born this way and nothing “happened.” Either way, we aren’t obligated to tell you anything. And that’s just how it is.

One thing abled people need to realize, is that when you ask a disabled person "what happened", not only are you inquiring about a person's medical history, which is personal information, but also you are potentially asking them to relive what might have been the most traumatic time of their life.

An accident that left them unable to walk again. An illness that wrecked their life. A natural or man made disaster that took their loved ones.

Your curiosity simply is not worth digging up someone else's pain.

Today’s studyblr is brought to you by DNA. I’m working on my forensic science class today and it’s fascinating. I really do love this class.

I thought this was actual advice to think about it for 27 minutes exactly. My ADHD ass was about to go do it and expect good results.

Me: Time for bed.

Brain: No. Let do [insert activity here] for several hours instead. :)

Me: Okay

ADHD Awareness Month

women riding horse in hanfu fashion and inner mongolian fashion by 子建在草原

This week is a little crazy study-wise:

Forensic science - ✅ 1 chapter to read, 2-3 page paper on 1 hr video (✅ watched the video), ✅ midterm

Business communications - create 3 graphs from data sets found last week, read 1 chapter

Gender & society - ✅ read 1 chapter, two part final, posttest

Add to the fact that I’ve been driving my wife to her appts, plus getting an epidural in my neck this week. It’s a bit crazy. But I’m chugging along!

I’m so close to being done with my associates degree. I even registered for graduation two days ago!

If you meet someone with chronic pain and you think, "wow, they're so chill, I didn't even realize they were in pain"--please know that within me lives the rage of every war god.

Most of this describes me. I know I wasn’t diagnosed as a child because not much was known about autism, especially in girls. Now it’s eye opening and frustrating, because I know this about myself but getting an official diagnosis is proving to be impossible without paying hundreds of dollars or more.

Hi everyone,

I thought I would share some signs of Autism in adults. I hope many of you find this helpful.

Autism

The Eras Tour Presale 11/15/22 pt 2

I recently had to do this and it was stressful af!

You think prepping for first dates or job interviews is hard? Try prepping for an appointment with a new primary/GP when you have a chronic illness.

-symptoms (when they started, how long they last, how frequent they are, new symptoms since seeing old doctors, pictures with dates and short explanations)

-tests done already, test results, tests that need to be done regularly

-conditions that have been screened for, conditions that need to be regularly screened for, secondary conditions due to primary condition(s), how different conditions are managed

-an elevator speech practiced so that you can cover everything important in a short amount of time (especially difficult if new doctor hasn’t heard of condition)