The autism community’s reaction to Elon claiming he has “Aspergers” is reminiscent of the ADHD community’s reaction to Laming claiming he has ADHS and Lena Dunham announcing she has Ehlers-Danlos

You gain acceptance in communities by being part of them, rather than by merit of diagnosis

Doesn’t matter if you got diagnosed thirty ways sideways by the most expensive, respected doctors in the world, if the shit you say and do harms communities, they’ll kick your ass to the curb

When I first got diagnosed with EDS I came across one or two with EDS who were like “I’ve been formally diagnosed for two decades, therefore I know everything and all the politics of EDS and I am always right.” I felt much happier when I blocked them