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I appreciate that you took the time to share your experiences. I relate strongly to how you experienced that awful BP appointment. I’m autistic too and I am always curious whether healthcare providers are awful to me because I’m fat OR because I'm neurodivergent — but assume that it’s usually both!
In any case, I am so sorry that happene…
I appreciate that you took the time to share your experiences. I relate strongly to how you experienced that awful BP appointment. I’m autistic too and I am always curious whether healthcare providers are awful to me because I’m fat OR because I'm neurodivergent — but assume that it’s usually both!
In any case, I am so sorry that happened to you. Taking an advocate with you is so smart, I’m glad it sounds like it helped.
Thanks, I really appreciate your solidarity--I don't have any fat autistic friends and the combination is uniquely difficult in dealing with healthcare professionals (especially strangers). I'm lucky to have someone I can ask when it's important...though my single mom wasn't diagnosed (and I wasn't until my late twenties) she had some spectrum traits as well so I wasn't raised to self-advocate and am still learning. Before I started gaining exposure to fat activism info, I was oblivious to how my size might affect my healthcare treatment, but I'm so grateful to have a better understanding now so I can try to be prepared to fight it.