Autism and mental health are fake?
having had a later in life diagnosis of autism myself in 2021 (no help and support out there for autistic adults) I was looking for something else on Google and I started to find a lot of articles suggesting that not only autistic people are pretending to be autistic, faking their symptoms and that in others mental health and hidden disability issues are fake, created by big pharma, indeed this idea of fake autism diagnosis has been said to me online and I’ve often wondered was and why I was pushed into a later in life autism diagnosis (I know that “masking” is a thing, for obvious reasons) when there is no support for autistic adults against the backdrop of society’s effective refusal to understand these issues and provide the proper funding and support - it’s as bad as the idea of “over-diagnosis” and other myths and stereotypes about autism - rather than activism for better support, the suggestions made seem to be along the lines of taking a more “pragmatic” approach in accepting a certain version of a perceived reality and comparing it to the history and growth of a country like Singapore - frankly, I found the whole thing bizarre and I’m wondering what people think?
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Autism and mental health issues are NOT fake, the only people who think they are, are right wing fools who hate everyone with any form of disability, especially if they're on benefits because they can't get a job.
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He said he was reading where some people think that autism and mental health were fake, he didn't say it was. But if you google anything or search youtube, you'll find the opposite of what you want to hear or see on there. Just go past it and find the real thing and you'll find the difference in their argument.
Not everyone is going to agree with how you think or interpret things. If you have it and have been diagnosed professionally, then you have nothing to worry about.
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Have a look at my PubMed "Autism" research paper collection
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I had a brief look at these, but those coming from Canada, both in the light of what has happened with Covid in 2020 including in Canada are especially concerning, given the expansion of the Canadian “maid” programme, to include those with autism and those living in relative poverty and of what we now know about the “depopulation” agenda
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it was all talked about during Covid and the WEF’s agenda 2030 the great reset
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I so agree with @Chris75_ - there is much said about the WEF's agenda, but the depopulation part for example was only quoted itself in part on social media.
Mr Bourla, CEO of Pfizer, said that,
“One of [the goals for the next five years] was by 2023 we will reduce the number of people in the world that cannot afford our medicines by 50%. I think today this dream is becoming a reality.”
In the current Facebook video, the phrase “that cannot afford our medicines” is missing. Instead, Mr Bourla can only be heard saying: “One of [the goals for the next five years] was by 2023 we will reduce the number of people in the world by 50%.”
You can check this here from a reputable source:
The 'Grand reset' is in many ways perhaps an unfortunate phrase which is also discussed here:
Hope this helps debunk some ideas that have circulated on social media.
Full Fact try to keep people relevantly, & correctly, informed.
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There's so many people who think so many very real things are fake, like the moon landings, the Earth being round, 9/11, autism, ADHD, never feeling lonely and genuinely not being interested in socialising, you can go on and on.
Just leave them to it, there's nothing you can say that will change these peoples minds.
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We've not been "faking" anything regarding our struggles with Autism and ADHD…
If anything, we've "faked" being "ok" for far too long 😪
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Have we been to the moon🤔
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How comes ADHD medication calms me down, slows my racing thoughts, helps me focus/concentrate but if a neurotypical person took these same medications it would effect them completely differently, they would feel high as a kite. That proves my brain is wired differently to a neurotypical persons.
It’s really ignorant when people deny or assume something is fake just because they haven’t experienced it. Also why do people feel the need to comment on a thread about autism and adhd if you believe it’s fake!
There is literally no place in society where I feel that I fit in or feel safe to be myself!
Is there nowhere that neurodivergent people can openly express ourselves, as even on a thread like this one, specifically talking about autism and adhd there’s always negative or ignorant comments or a neurotypical person gets offended.4 -
my minds not completely quiet, but instead of loads of different thoughts/conversations, songs playing on loop, replaying scenarios over and over in my head, reliving past traumas over and over, my brain used to drive me mad! Up all night thinking, unable to shut off. Now it’s just a few things going on in my mind, so it’s easier to process my trail of thoughts. I still get anxious with social situations and going out alone, but it’s not debilitating anxiety like it used to be, I think I need to work on it by going out more frequently now the meds are helping me to calm myself. ❤️
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I will often have 100's of thoughts going on and different scenarios and conversations playing out in my head, it's to the point where I can't properly follow a TV show, it'll be interesting to experience it all being quietened down when I start ADHD medication.
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Yeah I can totally relate to that, I used to really struggle with watching even a short program as my mind wanders off, then I don’t have a clue what’s going on in that program. I always have subtitles on before adhd meds so I try to read along while listening and I found that helped although my brain would still wander off just not as much. I still keep subtitles on but I am able to follow programs better now. It’s crazy how many things can be going on at once, in our brains it’s multi tasking on steroids yet I can never multitask physically 😅
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as a gay man myself, I find that what helps me when I can’t go to sleep, aside from my Paddington Bear and my other teddy bears, is to dream about my blond muscle hunk bodyguard/rugby player - I find travelling on the overnight ferries from Holyhead to Dublin (3 hours) really stressful and frankly, I’d rather do the ferry from Liverpool to Dublin (8 hours) as I find the coach journey from Manchester to Holyhead really tiring - one can’t really relax on the overnight train from Manchester to Holyhead as it involves changing trains at opposite ends of Chester station with only 6 mins to change trains with a heavy suitcase, a real assault course
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Not sure if you're asking me or Kali, but yes in my head I have full blown conversations and arguments with people that I know, I'll also be explaining myself over and over and over again as I keep feeling like I'm not properly making the point I want to make or that I'm finding it difficult to explain myself properly, it's exhausting but can be so hard to stop and resist the urge.
Are you on medication for your ADHD, Catherine?
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If someone has upset me I would keep replaying it in my head, in all different scenarios, like in a way that it went better and they weren’t nasty, was just nice day, I didn’t feel awkward or anxious, then in a way where I actually stood up for myself for once and I say all the things that I’ve wanted to say, every single thing that’s **** me off about that person, the built up rage really comes out, how I have treated them so much better, I could go for days to weeks keep thinking about this same scenario over and over
I have always struggled to articulate my feelings or emotions, everything sounds better when it’s said in my head, I find its easier to try and write what I want to say down, as I can read it go back and change bits usually change loads bits and rewrite it until I read it and it sounds like point I wanted to make.
Just trying to have conversations with someone I find I always go off my point, I end up talking round in circles and repeating myself and I forget what my point was. I think verbal communication problems I have with people is why I feel so drained after just visiting family member or a friend, and also masking symptoms around people it’s exhausting, they call that “burn out” also anytime I do visit someone I then go home and I replay that visit over and over in my head with different scenarios, any kind of social interaction I replay it over and over. I have been keeping myself to my lil bubble for a while, just avoiding any stress. But I am hoping when I do visit someone that these meds will help so I don’t do the whole replay scenarios in my head on loop.1 -
I literally look for patterns in everything, as I am observant of people I notice when people do something out of character and then I know they have done something bad or aren’t being truthful with me, like I can tell when they are lying because of body language or acting out of character. It’s deeply frustrating though as people will always gas light me, which triggers me big time and I will lash out and then I’m left with consequences and I look like a psycho! It’s even more hurtful knowing that person would rather gas light me instead of telling the truth! I don’t understand why people lie there is no need to.
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I over share too, wish I didn’t but I do, I always over explain myself, like if I have to cancel plans, or cannot attend something, because I over explain people think I am lying! If I talk about my physical health people think I am lying because I over explain, I share every last detail. I really don’t lie and it frustrates me when people assume I am. I have a deep fear of abandonment so I always think people are going to leave me, or don’t like me it’s like my brain is self sabotaging myself it’s hard work fighting against it, anytime I feel myself spirally or hyper focused on something toxic I try telling myself to just shut up, thoughts keep coming back and I say “No”and I just keep trying to ignore them and try distracting myself
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Yeah that’s same as me, I’m ridiculously loyal, it’s like I am following a code of ethics, in my head, like a whole list of correct life etiquette, ticking boxes in my head as I go along. I’m always sticking to my morals, high standards always being kind and considerate to others. I actually find with my life that if I just stay home and avoid most people my normal constant everyday struggles with being neurodivergent are practically none existent, I still have struggles with my brain, just feels a lot easier when I stay at home in my bubble. Unfortunately anytime I have to step out into real world it highlights and worsens everything, I hate how cruel and nasty the world can be, I hate rude, inconsiderate and selfish people that think they are entitled to consume everything in their path with no thought or consideration for others.
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Autism is a formally recognized medical diagnosis.
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-5-TR), published by the American Psychiatric Association, includes Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) as a defined condition.
The DSM-5-TR is one of the primary diagnostic manuals used by clinicians and researchers worldwide. It sets out specific diagnostic criteria, traits, and symptoms that doctors use to identify and diagnose conditions.
So claiming that autism, or the traits associated with it, is “fake” effectively dismisses the clinical framework used to diagnose not only autism but many other recognized mental health and neurodevelopmental conditions described in the DSM.
If someone wants to debate the science, they should start by reading the actual clinical references used by professionals.
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