u/No-Pineapple-7042

Podcasts that dont romanticise autism?

Apologies if the title seems inflammatory - not my intention just word stuff badly at times!

Im wondering if anyone knows of any podcasts/videos etc run by autistic women that dont completely glamorise autism but rather speak about the harsh reality that it can come with?

Whilst I enjoy consuming content within the autism space, at times I feel quite disconnected as someone who isnt always thrilled at being autistic.

Being in my young 20s, it can be a massive blockade in how I navigate life. I understand why theres a need to not speak about the bad side of autism especially with so much ableism lurking about but id love to consume content from someone who just gets it ?

Likes Id love to hear aboht someone who talks about love, sex, friendship, family, insecurity, grief at being autistic, the frustration of it all and the journey of having to accept it and doesnt necessarily pose their podcast/video in always a happy ending? Like sometimes its just shit and thats okay kinda vibe?

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u/No-Pineapple-7042 — 13 hours ago

Im due an appointment for immunesuppressants such as Methotrexate but Id really like to go straight onto dupixent first which I know will be difficult to do.

My reasons are:

-Im going to university soon, Ill be having a social life and drinking alcohol which I know cannot happen when taking immunesuppressants due to the severe liver risk. Dupixent doesnt have this risk

- Id have to take birth control on immunesuppressants as it has a high teratogenic risk but my body reacts horribly to birth control, ive tried around 6+ different methods and none work for me.

I know the risks arent fully known on dupixent but theyre certainly less and cases of mother's being pregnant and given the go ahead to continue taking it. This is important as if I did get pregnant I wouldn't abort.

- Im worried about sickness when entering uni as I know freshers flu etc happens a lot and with my immune system compromised, I am worried about this affecting my social life and studies.

- I have severe iron deficiency and im anemic, I know immunesuppressants can exacerbate these affects and my iron deficiency severely affects my mental health

- Im not sure how the blood tests would work as Im moving in September so when accounting for appointment waits etc Ill be near september when taking immunesuppressants and with the blood tests and that im moving to a university on the other side of the country (7/8 hours away) the appointments and transition seems complex

Id love some advice on if these points would seem valid in the Dr's eyes and if anyone has jumped straight to dupixent. Thanks.:)

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u/No-Pineapple-7042 — 12 days ago

So sorry for the bad pictures I have a really shitty phone

So I have wavy hair with ringlets but as you can see my long hair weighs down a fair bit, I want to see if I can get an even curl but I havent a clue of where to start?

Ive tried a diffuser once but I took so long it took like an hour to try and ive tried hair mouse but noticed no difference.

My current routine is:

Shampoo - Garnier ultimate blends honey shampoo 1x

Loreal elvive glycolic gloss shampoo 1x

Conditioner - Loreal elvive glycolic gloss and I brush the ends with a wide comb

Treatment - Loreal glycolic gloss 5 minute treatment

Once out the shower - Aussie hydration serum

Treseme biotin repair 7-1 cream

Loreal glycolic gloss leave in serum

And some Argan oil

Then I air dry

All of these products were given to me so its not a calculated shop

Ive tried the John frieda curl mousse but it didnt do anything I found

Also, I find whenever I was my hair, I get more split ends? Is that normal?

u/No-Pineapple-7042 — 14 days ago

My perennial tissue has this weird but harmless extra flab of skin near my anus. Its relatively small and feels like an extra piece of skin.

When looking up what it could be, it looks similar to a perennial pyramid protrusion but ik this occurs mostly in young girls? Also, ive had this for as long as I can remember.

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u/No-Pineapple-7042 — 16 days ago

Im getting no bad or good side effects, nothing is happening.

Im thinking of jumping up to 1mg from 0.25 because the money spent on 0.25 for it to do nothing has me worried on wasting money on the 0.50 dosage

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u/No-Pineapple-7042 — 18 days ago
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Hi all, looking for cranberry pills i can buy in the UK with 36mg of PACS but are within the DMAC/A2 reference standards rather than the BL-DMAC

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u/No-Pineapple-7042 — 18 days ago