A Kind of Spark and Geek Girl

Gigantic squasage roll. I’m here for that.

So, a square sausage roll?

This is brilliant! What a powerful statement: “I am treated in a fair and inclusive way, irrespective of who I am”. Yes please 🙂

It's like how everybody gets headaches sometimes, but some people have to get diagnosed with a headache disorder.

Good suggestion thank you x

It’s a fair point, but that takes energy. And if you happen to be frequently misunderstood then complaining to medical care providers can feel risky. People who don’t experience this might want to reflect on the privilege they have of not being often misinterpreted 😢

Thank for your reply! I’m
sorry about your bad experience. I think what’s not seen is the impact. I’ve put off going to GP for a non urgent issue for 1 yr + now. Partly because of difficulty phoning. Lots of drs seem to think all autistic people have LD, when most don’t, but we do still struggle.

I am autistic. I select the “text please” option for how I want a reply. So either they just cold call me, or they text me asking me to ring reception. I use the online because I find phone calls to GP hard!! Once the text reply complained I used online for non urgent problem. Phone only for those!

www.authenticallyemily.uk/blog/2020/08... @itsemilykaty.bsky.social

Autistic women can be misdiagnosed with EUPD with devastating stigmatising consequences.

People will vote based on the NHS. Will it be fixed in time? There is a long way to go

Awesome plan. These look wonderful 🥟

Happy to have helped boost your numbers today. For me there’s definitely no going back now

What an incredible article. Thank you for sharing it.

Oh mine did this too! One of them asked me with a patronising head tilt “Do you often feel sad like this” after they weighed my baby, & were shocked when I replied “Only when you come and weigh the baby and they still haven’t grown.” Perfectly normal reaction to stress when sleep deprived I’d say. 🤷‍♀️

Same applies in sports stadium seating. Utterly bizarre