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I was labeled a "slow learner," "dull," "backward," and "underachiever." Electronics was a godsend… it was so orderly and logical.

I got all the way through college, just squeaking by… no one ever questioned why.

I went to grad school for my MSW and one of my professors' day jobs was to evaluate convicted persons before they got incarcerated.

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I was labeled a "slow learner," "dull," "backward," and "underachiever." Electronics was a godsend… it was so orderly and logical. I got all the way through college, just squeaking by… no one ever questioned why. I went to grad school for my MSW and one of my professors' day jobs was to evaluate convicted persons before they got incarcerated.

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All it took was for him to see my writing on those 10 questions to see what I had been struggling with all my life.
You know that this blog is about the intersections of trans stuff and politics, so what's political about this post?
Well, Trump, RFK Jr., and company all are saying learning disorders like ADHD, ADD, and ASD are a new phenomenon.
They blame it on chemical food additives, preservatives, ultra-processed foods, and stuff like artificial food dyes.
Now we have the government and conspiracists pushing all these quack reasons for this epidemic of learning disorders, but they have been here all along, just without the names.

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I was growing up, they didn't test you for any learning disorders. He asked if I had ever been evaluated for a learning disorder. It is the realization that it is a disorder of the brain… not laziness.

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