The weirdest thing about this discourse is that people against it somehow seem to be very convinced self diagnosis is exclusively done based on internet memes or something along those lines. I spend years researching, reading multiple books by actual experts, reading scientific publications and hanging out in autism spaces to see if I fit in.

… Almost like somebody who tends to … Oh idk have a special interest.

And the contra side also dismisses privilege. It’s known that autism is under diagnosed in minorities. And things like I’d need to travel 5 hours (one way) multiple times to get a diagnosis. Potentially staying overnight. They’d want to talk to my abusive parents. I’m chronically ill. It’s not realistic and I live in a country that has reasonable health care. I wouldn’t magically be employable afterwards anyway or have some other tangible benefit. I’d just get somebody in a 15 € white coat tell me what I already know. Or dismiss me because they read me as the wrong gender and yolo autistic people don’t have humor.

Same. What a dismissive person.

Jokes on you. Now you buy twice as much and neither likes it. 😂😂

Oh dodo understands. She frequently attempts to burn her whiskers because runny nose. Which got massively better since we started infrared. And by now she also understands that it’s pain relief. She seeks out warm spots a lot more since this started. 💚

Its an infrared lamp. As a fellow chronically ill person I’ve found accupressure and binaural beats to help with some issues. Wish you as little pain as possible!

Oh intresting. Thanks!

Do you also shine the light on the wrong body part? Its the weirdest thing. She also gets chiropractic treatment but her insistence that the warmth has to go to her belly really flabbergasts me.

🤣

Darn. The jerboa app really is a pain to upload from.

Mine does that too sometimes. She’s a good normal weight but sometimes she sits just weird and looks spherical. It’s the weirdest thing.

Whether the white one wants it or not. 😂

Mostly wounded pride I think. They both haven’t quite figured out how claws work.

No cat was permanently harmed ;)

I keep joking she spent all her skill points on looks.

I kind of have fun imagining a kitty being told not to walk there. And being a kitty, they immediately walked there.

Wow. I’ve seen then mentioned a few times on here before but never knew the background. I’m a particular fan of them claiming they made john oliver famous through the spam.

The cynic in me absolutely suspectes reddit kept them around just for the traffic they generated. But as soon as the protests started it seems to have been “not like this”.

I’m still amazed at how they somehow seemed to actively make it worse.