autism, diagnosis, frustrating
i finally managed to fill out and send back one of the two autism diagnosis questionnaires i was given
the other one is just.... literally meant for parents of young children, all phrased in the 3rd person (and masculine lmao, because hebrew), and containing such wonderful gems as "Easily separates from parents and daily caretakers" or "Does not understand how events are related to one another (cause and effect), in the same way that others his age do"
like,,,, dear diagnosis lady,, you do realize that you sent this questionnaire to an adult person who used to work full time, pays their own rent, cooks their own food, navigates through the world mostly independently, etc. ...... right?
re: autism, diagnosis, frustrating
i get it when randos on twitter assume all autistic people are children or whatever, but seriously! doesn't someone who works in the field realize that autistic people don't suddenly vaporize when they turn 18