Rainbow Goddess

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Incredible precision by the helicopter crew dropping water on the LA firea 🎯

I'm an autistic Canadian. I was able to educate my MP about autism. When a colleague of his was accused of sexual harassment, some folks tried saying, "Maybe he's autistic and doesn't understand what he's doing wrong." My MP immediately pushed back and said autism isn't an excuse for that.

Here's a little bit about me.

I'm Canadian.
I live on Vancouver Island. I'm in my 50s. GenX.
I'm autistic, ADHD, NLD, and a bunch of other acronyms.
I've had type 1 diabetes for 50-plus years.
I'm a queer Trekkie and Whovian.

November is Diabetes month. I have had type 1 diabetes for more than 50 years. I have gone from peeing in a bowl to test the sugar in my urine to being able to see my blood sugar on my Fitbit watch.

I once found myself sitting next to someone on the bus, and we were both wearing sensors. We even had the same endocrinologist.

Fifty years ago, diabetes month was in March. No idea why. Now it's in November because that's when Dr. Banting's birthday is.

I'm #,AuDHD and I have had type 1 diabetes for 51 years. Yes, it is a chronic illness.

That's called a blep!

I'm neurodivergent. Some people mistakenly think "neurodivergent" is a synonym for autism it's not.

I am autistic. My other diagnoses include ADHD, non-verbal learning disability, a processing disorder, depression and anxiety. All of these are under the neurodivergent umbrella.

Yes, shortage of doctors. Fewer doctors want to be general practitioners and more want to be specialists and/work specifically in hospitals.

Terrible. I ignore anything that might be wrong with me unless it's absolutely urgent or incapacitating. Sometimes I can get a telehealth appointment. But a telehealth doctor told me that since I have gone without ADHD medicine for 50 years, I don't need it.

I take Wellbutrin. It doesn't help. I don't have a doctor to prescribe medication for me. So I don't get any.

Not if you don't have a family doctor, which is a problem for many people.

My 17-year-old "baby" cat, Chaya. She's in my profile picture too..

My calico, Jubilee, and my tortie, Katniss (who is Jubilee's daughter), practise synchronized napping.

Nothing because I am in Canada and I already don't have access to medication.

YouTube video by Guardian News Māori MPs perform haka and disrupt NZ parliament debate on treaty rights changes

Maori MPs from the Te Pati Maori Party did a Haka in Parliament to protest a bill that "redefine" a treaty between the government and Indigenous people.

I tried an online doctor. He told me that I had depression and anxiety and didn't have ADHD. Then he said that if I had "done okay" with no medication for 50 years, then I don't need medication.

I have not had a family doctor for four years, but even when I had one, he wouldn't prescribe medication for anything, ever. I can't get a family doctor. At least a million people in my province don't have a doctor. There's a shortage of psychiatrists,and most of them only work with family doctors.

I was diagnosed with ADHD two years ago. I don't have any form of treatment. No doctor. No psychiatrist. No medication or therapy of any kind. I know why I'm having these problems, but I can't do anything about them.

I hate boredom. I really hate boredom. But when I get bored, I can't make up my mind on how to stop being bored. I wind up channel surfing and/or scrolling on my phone and complaining about being bored.

Autistic me likes to have everything planned and organized. ADHD me likes to throw caution to the wind and rush into things head first. Autism doesn't like surprises. ADHD loves (good) surprises. Autism doesn't like change. ADHD doesn't like sameness. See the problem?

I'm autistic and ADHD (AUHD). Either one is challenging on its own. Together, they're a struggle.