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[–] Deestan@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Also not OP, but some things that would help:

  • Some official national information repository on rights, resources, therapists with relevant knowledge, etc
  • Legal protections against autistic behavior being used against you in court, so you don't have to mask and risk coming off as a psychopath or be open and risk being taken as mentally incapable
  • Legal requirements for accomodations in the workplace - many jobs assume you can work in an open floor plan next to loud people and can legally fire you if you don't accept it
  • Right to have an assistant when dealing with unemployment offices, or disability or sick leave. Right now it's a system that expects you to understand the laws better than the bureaucrats processing you, perform constant complex paperwork, and will punish you severely if you do wrong. Pushing your executive dysfunction through this nightmare while already on the brink of depression due to unemployment or long term sickness is possible if you are "high functioning" but it does drive people to become depressed to the point of developing chronic shit.
  • A right to have your opinion matter more than normal in medical situations, due to masking making it harder for the doctor to assess if you are suffering. "Yes I am in quite intense pain I want the painkiller please" to be met with painkillers, not "you aren't screaming your head off like normal people, so you're just focusing too much on it - try taking deep breaths". Or to be allowed anxiety medication without breaking down in a sobbing heap at the doctor's feet like normal people.

If anyone wants to respond "that's wrong! this is already accomodated for", please also state your country so people who live there may be aware.