Reintroducing myself

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Joined: 27 Oct 2007
Age: 50
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04 Feb 2009, 1:04 am

Hi all. I was active a few years ago but then spent some time away.

I am finally getting around to getting a diagnosis--I am 34, Latina and grew up in a rural Native American town where noone had known about autism. I've had a hard time with sexist and racist psychiatrists who want to pin down diagnosis on me and am convinced that a lot of people with autism spectrum disorders get stuck with other diagnoses and receive horrible treatment as a result. Locked wards for people on the spectrum are nothing short of torture and I'm trying to draw attention to this problem, especially for women and people of color who experience a lot of bias from medical professionals.

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04 Feb 2009, 2:10 am

Welcome back to WP!

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04 Feb 2009, 4:28 am

mcsquared wrote:

and I'm trying to draw attention to this problem, especially for women and people of color who experience a lot of bias from medical professionals.

i believe white is a colour too
i believe boyz experience much bias too

welcome back

i will join anyone willing to start any fight with established thought
whether diss-agree or not!

lets be best opponents in here and stand together out there!

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