#Diagnosis

Erin Ekins (she/her)

QueerlyAutistic

People who self diagnose KNOW that they can't access official services without an official diagnosis, but self diagnosis at least brings them a community of some sorts to help where

Yonah Bex

remembrancermx

I’m old enough to remember how a lot of kids didn’t get an official diagnosis of autism as kids b/c doctors were shielding is from being ineligible for insurance as

Sarah McGonagall

gothspiderbitch

Friendly reminder that while a professional diagnosis is ideal, assuming that those who self-diagnose always do so to seek attention and not due to necessity from lacking access to proper

Dr Thomas Richardson

DrTomRichardson

1/ I once heard from a Clinical Psychologist who said that when they told supervisor (who was anti diagnoses) about their mental health crisis, that they were criticised for ‘accepting’

Brianne Benness

bennessb

A weird thing about *not* pursuing diagnosis is how many people are worried you might miss out on a life-altering cure. I'm definitely not saying that there are no helpful

marianne eloise

marianne_eloise

i wrote an essay for the @nytimes about my lifelong fight for a diagnosis and the clarity that it brought. i am very proud and nervous but mostly just grateful

Hane Maung

HaneMaung

This is a very interesting discussion. As much as I intensely oppose Trump, I don't think we should be trying to discredit him by assigning a psychiatric diagnosis to him.

Haley Branch

HaleyABranch

This year International Day of Persons with Disabilities is highlighting that not all disabilities are visible. Disabilities are diverse and they can be dynamic. I have #EDS and I never

Callie 🏳️‍🌈

chronicallycal

#NEISVoid thoughts:One thing I’ve learned to be mindful of in chronic illness spaces is that different people have different perceptions of the same diagnoses.I know that, for many, fibro was

Emily Alison Zhou

emializh

the eighty hd conversation feels like it has wandered into the thickets that result from implying even a little bit that "socially constructed" == "essentially ephemeral, fake" admittedly the distinctions

Joe Kane

jpmkane

Our #DIAMOND-Lewy paper on the Clinical diagnosis of #Lewy body dementia #DLB #PDD is now online at #BJPOpen @TheBJPsych https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bjpsych-open/article/clinical-diagnosis-of-lewy-body-dementia/90A3E4D7C82285B66

Karen Moroski-Rigney, PhD

MillennialProf_

If you require your students to share formal uni paperwork to receive disability accommodations in your class, lemme just tell you this right now: that is a ridiculous, ableist, unfair

Liz Bernstein

yeralizard

Hi. Let's talk a little bit more about self-diagnosis, since there was some pushback on my post the other day. I majored in Psych when I first went to college

CORE IM

COREIMpodcast

1/ #MedTwitter! Good morning! We’re excited to bring you our latest installment of #ReadingRoom. Dim the lights, and let’s dive in!Take a look at the scan below. What’s your diagnosis?

Daniel Sohege

stand_for_all

Thread: It's a personal call on my part to talk openly about being #ActuallyAutistic, and it's one which worries me constantly. I am genuinely afraid that being open about it

AutisticPB #KindnessMatters 💙

AutisticPb

Life whilst I didn't have an #autism diagnosis. A thread of my own experiences. Please share this. /1 I never would have communicated with anyone. I was always quiet and

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