Follow the money! It is $200,000 to $300,000 for the surgery and $1,200,000 for the non-FDA approved dangerous drugs patients must take for the rest of their life. Surgeons and pharma are making $billions by maiming our children for life and all belong in jail!
Another fantastic piece Maia. It addresses something I have been pondering: the unique, existential confrontation an undiagnosed or late diagnosed autistic/adhd mother experiences when her autistic/adhd daughter expresses her distress as a Trans identity. There is so much to unpack when a woman who never had the vocabulary to articulate her own profoundly confusing experiences, and never had the tools to overcome many of them-is confronted by the same experiences being articulated (perhaps for the first time) but wrongly attributed. Now add the autistic research brain, a history of being misunderstood, grief for her own adolescent self, poor emotional regulation, a fierce, all consuming, unfathomably deep love for her child, and a primal fear her deficits make her an inadequate mum unable to protect her child. Then for fun add a culture that casts middle aged women as ridiculous and self declared identities as sacred. Oh, and menopause!
This is a very good essay and it actually addresses one of the big goals for our organization.
We’re not just trying to guide autistic kids, but their parents & clinicians as well.
We know what we needed as kids, what helped us, and what didn’t. That will be very useful information for both parents & clinicians.
The autistic freedom network is legendary!!!
Follow the money! It is $200,000 to $300,000 for the surgery and $1,200,000 for the non-FDA approved dangerous drugs patients must take for the rest of their life. Surgeons and pharma are making $billions by maiming our children for life and all belong in jail!
Another fantastic piece Maia. It addresses something I have been pondering: the unique, existential confrontation an undiagnosed or late diagnosed autistic/adhd mother experiences when her autistic/adhd daughter expresses her distress as a Trans identity. There is so much to unpack when a woman who never had the vocabulary to articulate her own profoundly confusing experiences, and never had the tools to overcome many of them-is confronted by the same experiences being articulated (perhaps for the first time) but wrongly attributed. Now add the autistic research brain, a history of being misunderstood, grief for her own adolescent self, poor emotional regulation, a fierce, all consuming, unfathomably deep love for her child, and a primal fear her deficits make her an inadequate mum unable to protect her child. Then for fun add a culture that casts middle aged women as ridiculous and self declared identities as sacred. Oh, and menopause!
I think about this a lot. And I want to research it
Another excellent article. Hope you enjoyed your beer at the end ❤️
Hahahah good one. I ended up going with a coke instead