Anonymous #4 14w

the test was for autism btw

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Anonymous #6 14w

wait so they are just increasing funding to fix these health issues? why is this a problem then

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Anonymous #5 14w

Because they’re treating autism and ADHD as illnesses; something to be expunged from society. Being a part of a community of people who are being portrayed by this administration as damaged or inferior is not a very good feeling.

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Anonymous #6 14w

Oh ok so the threat is the rapid rise in chronic health issues across all ages in the U.S, not me specifically 😭

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Anonymous #5 14w

Plus, the plan they set forth is likely going to involve violating patient confidentiality for people who have the diagnosis, so that they can “understand the root causes of the condition.” Understandably, people are taking that to also indicate that they are going to be put on a list. A list of inferior people.

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Anonymous #8 14w

If you have a few minutes, I’d recommend skimming through the actual executive order yourself https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/establishing-the-presidents-make-america-healthy-again-commission/

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Anonymous #6 14w

well they are technically illnesses and being able to cure them would be a dream come true imo. having this problems sucks since it makes it hard to live normally. to me though it reads like they want to solve the issue instead of killing everyone with them judging by the second to last sentence. however this current administration is run by people who are braindead so im probably just looking at it too positively

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Anonymous #5 14w

Every evil act has to be disguised with a good intention. Only time will tell if they twist their words into evil

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Anonymous #6 14w

ok yeah if they are violating confidentiality then that is awful. this should be done by people willingly

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Anonymous #5 14w

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/05/autism-national-database-rfk-jr

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Anonymous #6 14w

Way ahead of you, appreciate the suggestion

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Anonymous #6 14w

Hmm, well it seems like they’re not necessarily calling PEOPLE with these diagnoses as threats, but the fact that the numbers of those diagnosed has increased so much in the past 15 years. That IS alarming, I agree with that.. but yeah I guess we won’t see if they have evil intentions or not until it’s too late 😇

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Anonymous #7 14w

a lot of it can be attributed to underdiagnosis due to the stigma surrounding mental illnesses. some of it is definitely abnormal though since autism symptoms are linked to gut microbiome issues and fungal infections

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Anonymous #5 14w

I see, like previously undiagnosed are now coming out of the woodworks as stigma changes, so it inflates numbers, which looks alarming? + some new asnormalities

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Anonymous #7 14w

yeah thats exactly it. things will start to level off but if environmental factors truly are the cause it will slowly increase over time but it will get nowhere close to the current levels

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Anonymous #6 14w

Also these numbers are used to blow up proportions. It’s 11% of kids have ADHD and from that number only about half are on stimulants

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Anonymous #12 14w

Im a teacher who is trans and neurodivergent. I’m so fucked with this administration

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Anonymous #10 14w

Deadass. I’m not a teacher but I still work in elementary and I went to school for education. I got loans up the wazoo, I’m autistic and I work in school. Love it. Love being the bottom 😂😭

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Anonymous #2 14w

…well shit.

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Anonymous #6 14w

I love how one of the most important things on this list is “these kids won’t go die for a country that sees them as a medical and financial burden and nothing else :( we need more lives to throw at other nations to assert our dominance :(“. really shows how much they care

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Anonymous #10 14w

Sameeeeeee I’m waiting for the day where I just up and flee the country after getting everything in order here

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Anonymous #6 14w

i like that we’re a threat to society because we can’t join the military lmao they think it’s healthier to kill and die overseas than have adhd

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Anonymous #19 14w

masking nearly 24/7. necessity is the mother of invention. if you have no support, you have to survive one way or another even if it damages other aspects of your life. basically, we’re not.

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Anonymous #19 14w

Yup. It def depends on support needs. I can’t survive or function without support and accommodation but some autistics can mask better

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Anonymous #21 14w

that too. I have relatively low support needs

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Anonymous #4 14w

wtf kind of logic is that? Like autistic people can’t get good grades???

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Anonymous #19 13w

crying every night and convincing myself nothings wrong

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Anonymous #19 13w

Following the current train of politics to remind myself why it’s best I stay off that list

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Anonymous #4 13w

I mean yeah I masked until I got caught during a mental health crisis like idek how I could’ve avoided it

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