Autism is a good thing

Hey I ordered some mobility/disability aids so I thought I’d share. Image ids are with explanations.

Image Id: all of these images are in the white amazon order list with green text for the name. End.

Shoe inserts that have good arch support

Id: light purple shoe inserts with a very thick heel. The bottoms of them are visible, they’re black with grips. End.

Hiking sticks. These aren’t meant as mobility aids but I’ve been wanting forearm crutches and these are much cheaper. Hopefully they’ll work for me. They have wrist straps so I won’t drop them (that happens a lot.)

Id: A pair of pink and black hiking sticks with these accessories next to them: storage bag; stickers to change the color; a variety of tips for different terrains. End.

Wrist braces with a thumb brace! Finally I found a brace that should keep my thumbs in place. I have brachydactyly which is a joint deformity. Basically I’m missing half of my thumb joints, and that happens to be the part that would keep them in socket. Fun. /s.

Id: A white hand held in a loose fist. There’s a thick wrist brace that wraps up around the hand and thumb. A small number “2” is visible in the bottom right corner. End.

Ankle braces that have side supports! Again, joint deformity. I was thinking of getting fitted for afos but those are expensive and insurance probably won’t cover them.

Id: A white foot with the heel lifted slightly. There’s a thick sleeve around the ankle and the middle of the foot. Plastic and steel bars are on either side, held on by an extra strap. End.

New ear defenders. I have no clue where mine went and it’s been hell without them. Especially bathroom hand dryers.

Id: A pair of black and white headphones, with another pair in a box behind them. They’re folded up. End.

And lastly, a knee brace that actually looks like it’ll help. Notice a trend here? None of the braces I have give proper support, mainly because the medical field doesn’t care about hypermobility. My other option is custom, but that would literally be over a thousand dollars US.

Id: A gray and black knee brace with the inner sleeve next to it, the package it comes in in the background. The brace has an open kneecap and multiple straps, it also has a side support. End.

I came out as a trans guy and I’m going to my first psychiatrist appointment today. Also hoping to get an autism diagnosis but that’s not top priority. My health is ok I guess. Through physical therapy I’m able to walk (at least right now) but I’ve been having some mystery kidney issue. We don’t know what’s wrong and I’ve already seen a specialist. So I guess I just have to wait till this gets bad enough. My family has been ok during all this but mental health stuff has effected everyone. I (knock on wood) haven’t had covid but my grandpa did. He’s fine now he had a pretty mild case luckily. We did lose my great grandma (his mom) because of covid but she also had stage four lung cancer so it was her time anyway. One of my cats also passed as well as my grandmas dog and that’s been really hard to deal with. My cat was very sudden, he was only 7.

I want to start hrt but it might negatively impact my kidneys and liver so I might not be able to. My mom doesn’t understand but frankly I don’t care. My special interest is still my hero and the anime merch collection keeps growing (it’s becoming a problem). I’ve also found a store that let me set up a stand to sell my art so we’ll see how that goes. I made a tiktok that I don’t really want to share but uh I’ve been getting harassed by trumpets so thats fun.