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Tag Archives: fatigue
Is it autism fatigue… or something else?
Precious few believed me when I said my body wasn’t right, that I wasn’t supposed to be like this. Doctors blamed it on my medications, my hormones, vitamins, diet, my pillow, exercising, not exercising, all couched with the suspicion that I was exaggerating or making it up. What’s worse is on some level, I believed them. Continue reading
Posted in Book Two - Mind, Setting 4
Tagged actuallyautistic, ASD, Aspergers, autism, autistic, autistic burnout, burnout, fatigue, mental-health, neurodiversity, self doubt
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doctors, autism, anxiety & assumptions
The word “autism” never crossed the doctor’s lips. He didn’t even argue about it; he just acted as if it didn’t exist. Continue reading
Posted in Book Two - Mind, Setting 4
Tagged actuallyautistic, ASD, Aspergers, assumption, autism, autistic, doubt, fatigue, medication, mental-health, neurodiversity
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