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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Im awaiting the findings that the goverment are now doing on adhd and autisum
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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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Very very true
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Have we been to the moon🤔
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Im gonna go on one here my thoughts only.....
I believe ADHD and Autisum are super powers but we have been made to feel less than what we are we really are not easy to mould or control see patterns systems energy even vibrations that others dont i think if i was cherised loved respected and accepted i could of achieved many many things hey could of ruled the world with compassion love and light fairness understanding theres as reason alot of people do not fit into the structure of society as it was built to conform follow obey question noting but its conflicting as if you have both you want to conform follow rules but adhd says hey no way
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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 -
Does the medication help with the constant anxiety fear my mind always on red alert i heard your mind is completly silence how does that feel if you dont mimd me asking
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I can have 600 conversations arguments reactments in my head before i get out of bed
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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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Wow thats amazing blows my mind gosh how we really have suffered so good you dont relive past traumas good to know thankyou
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Do you have full blown conversations with people that you know in your head i do this alot and i have aurguments as well gosh when i was working i was always rehearsing what to say and aurging with boss in my head 24/7 and at times i would just express how i felt at most random times ie meetings mainly i couldnt keep it in used to get raised eyebrows alot
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