I couldn't agree more. Beckie just needs a medical/mental health issue (whether self-diagnosed or not) to draw attention to herself. First it's trich, then her mysterious hip-leg-I'm-not-walking-properly-ailment, then it's migraines, then back to trich again and now it's her autism/neurodivergence-shtick again.Yeah I definitely think we're gonna see a comeback of the walking stick soon. She hasn't got nearly enough health related attention recently.
Completely disagree that if you’re not diagnosed young it’s probably because you don’t need a diagnosis. Many of us struggle for decades and mask heavily to appear neurotypical, and as someone who waited 3 years to get an NHS diagnosis in my 20’s I think it’s a pretty damaging view to take, but it’s your opinion andI’ve explained mine, so moving onThis whole Beckie-Autism thing is pissing me off.
It's true that services for adults with autism are either very stretched or non-existent but the truth is, if you're not diagnosed young (while still in education, let's say), you typically don't need a diagnosis. That's why you have to pay for it. And malingerers know it's a valuable diagnosis in a lot of ways if you're willing to shell out money for private practitioners to diagnose it via questionnaire. So that's why private practitioners advertise that service and make you pay through your arse to get it.
It's not like mental health problems, you don't get a diagnosis then get some help. It's just 'oh, we found out why you're weird, get on with it.'
I was diagnosed at 13 after months of interviews with my parents, family history, being observed at home and in school by psychologists, an IQ test, a video-recorded session to check my motor skills, etc - and even for an autistic female, that's quite late considering I'm autistic enough to genuinely not be able to function in some neurotypical settings.
Adult diagnosis of autism is objectively flawed in a lot of senses and it's something I always take with a grain of salt. I do this because it is an unbelievably easy diagnosis to exploit, and autistic people can be quite easy to exploit too. I feel an unbelievably strong urge to keep the lower functioning people grouped into the ASD diagnosis safe. Due to ASD becoming an umbrella diagnosis combined with the rise in paid-for adult diagnoses, there are some very high functioning, borderline-neurotypical (and flat-out neurotypical) people in autistic spaces, and some of those people really don't have the best interests of others at heart.
There are a lot of ways an autism diagnosis can make life easier for us, but a fucking breeze for neurotypicals masquerading because they took an online test or paid for their diagnosis after answering 40 questions. If she really wants to be an autistic adult so bad, why doesn't she start campaigning for safer autistic spaces, revision of the ridiculous term 'ASD', and maybe practitioners being a little more thorough when diagnosing adults than a 40 question paper. Otherwise she is bolstering a system that puts autistic people in danger. Same for all these other niche internet microcelebs toting private autism diagnoses. The more high-functioning people get grouped into the ASD umbrella, the less help low functioning people get. And the less seriously their needs get treat.
And that weird coy looking away smile she does. You can also tell when there’s a man on the scene as when she’s talking about something good in her life she doesn’t end it with but oh no I’m the most miserable I’ve ever been and it’s actually really bad even though I’ve jus said it’s good and my life is a tragedy.Her posts and stories are looking like she’s either found a new man or an old one has reappeared. Same pattern… even more cryptic posts, lots of emojis etc
And that weird coy looking away smile she does. You can also tell when there’s a man on the scene as when she’s talking about something good in her life she doesn’t end it with but oh no I’m the most miserable I’ve ever been and it’s actually really bad even though I’ve jus said it’s good and my life is a tragedy.
You predicted it - the health crisis. Here it is!I do believe that this might be it. I don't think that the Shepaddles isn't taking off as much as she probably expected. Last stories have been her playing piano to waiting music to the doctor (another health crisis coming? We've not had one in a bit), and her cat sleeping on her Shepaddles box. Riveting content.
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