psa
no one fucking tells you this so here it is:
when signing out forms to apply for disability / filling out a form for diagnosis
youβre supposed to fill it out as you on your worst days
like, I filled out forms that said I could do most things usually
like, my doctor added in the conditions likeΒ βyeah, they can feed themselves when not stressedβΒ βthey can do this when not stressedβ
but how I should have filled it out was more like
βsome days I canβt feed myselfβΒ βsome days I canβt leave the houseβ
My doctor didnβt even know this, but I talked to someone who had worked with people with both developmental and intellectual disabilities for a number of years, and she told me to write down how it is for your bad days
this should be a thing they tell you, but it isnβt
part of the reason I didnβt get my autism diagnosis as soon as I should have is because I filled out forms wrong!
This also goes for filling out forms for disabled parking rights. Iβve been rejected multiple times for a pass cause I didnβt find this out till recently.
Also youβre generally supposed to fill it out as you are without help.
That throws me too.Β Because the more help I get, the more capable I get.Β Itβs easy to forget what happens when the help falls away even partially let alone completely.
