I try not to let myself get caught up in bitterness and what-ifs but I gotta say, I wonder what my life would look like now if I’d had access to a) adhd meds and b) puberty blockers at appropriate ages
One of the things that irks me about the dialogue around overdiagnosis of adhd is no one ever talks about the consequences (mostly burdened upon female-socialised people and POC) of underdiagnosis. Like yeah it’s bad to give kids drugs they don’t need bc their birthday is in the
wrong part of the year but also *gestures at my entire life* undiagnosed and untreated adhd has serious consequences for someone’s quality of life, their relationships, their capacity to hold down a job. Like I wish the conclusion was “we need better more comprehensive measures/
Me: observes Ashe is struggling with getting up on the bed so puts down a stool next to the place she usually jumps up
Ashe: I Think The Fuck Not I Would Rather Reenact The Death of Mufasa Every Time I Want A Snuggle
the advertising of certain clothing as "handmade" unintentionally obscures the fact that ALL clothes are handmade. when "handmade" is reserved for the artisanal, whose hands get to count as real human hands? and whose hands are understood as merely part of the machine?