Nah, fuck that, CRICKET BAT 🏏 🏏🏏🏏*SMACK*

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Instead of a cutesie reference to film censorship it was an explicit statement of defiance of Maryland's criminalization gay sex, which was not repealed until 2002. This wasn't a guy saying "Oh they can't put what I do in the movies according to a completely voluntary industry code" he was saying "The State of Maryland wants to put me in jail for being gay and having gay sex."

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This means:

If you draw a hard line between "drug" and "medicine" based on current legality where you live (or any other criteria) you've gone wrong somewhere,

If you think legality and/or prescription status tells you all you need about a substance's capacity to do massive harm to someone's body, mind or well-being you've gone wrong somewhere,

If you think legality and/or prescription status tells you all you need about a substance's capacity to contribute meaningfully to someone's healing, function or happiness you've gone wrong somewhere,

so many autistic people (likely most) are diagnosed in early childhood. I was diagnosed at the age of three. I could not tell you what I struggled with and where. I was diagnosed based on external predictors rather than internal experiences (though that diagnosis did consider how those external predictors related to my internal experiences!)

the criteria should be expanded to include the experiences of older autistic people with the ability to self reflect but you can't eliminate the criteria that are externally visible.

great many cases gonna be noticed in early developmental period (childhood)!!

great many cases also going affect someone communication ability tell you what they struggle with & where & why!

n by that mean. nonverbal ppl especially those without functional communication. people w language disorders & complex communication needs in general. some people w comorbid intellectual and or cognitive disabilities. n like. in general people w inherent symptoms of autism that lead them be diagnosed w level 3 autism / equivalent.

tumblr post: sexual assault is only traumatic if you have a puritanical view of sex