I just smile merrily through the pain
Oct. 17th, 2008 03:30 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
brightrosefoxI've been clenching my teeth so much over a ridiculously idiotic comment so much that my head hurts now.
On a forum, I explained to a curious person about cerebral palsy and sensory integration dysfunction, which often go hand in hand. Someone butted in with the genius remark, "There's no such thing as sensory integration dysfunction; you're just making it up to feel special. I bet you think it's fun. Don't be stupid."
I will never, ever understand this mentality.
My neurologist recently asked me to write down every separate medical condition I was diagnosed with throughout my life. Not symptoms, but actual syndromes and disorders. I decided to copy the list here, just to have it on hand. Most of them relate to each other. It's like a big happy Gordian knot, or a mix of triquetras and eternity knots. *looks at wedding ring* Yeah, that.
(Buddy, do any of these look like they'd seem special or fun?)
Cerebral palsy (spastic-ataxic hemiplegia)
Fibromyalgia
Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
Asthma
Raynaud's Disease (primary)
Sensory Integration Dysfunction
Attention Deficit Disorder (non-hyperactive)
Sciatica
Lordosis
Migraines
Non-Allergic Rhinitis (mainly gustatory)
Anorexia Nervosa (recovering)
Chondromalacia Patella
Joint Pain (overall)
Hey, it's Friday.
Hey, I can sleep in tomorrow morning.
Hey, why can't I get any of the new TMNT episodes on Saturday mornings? Fox is only showing repeats of that irritating Fast Forward season. The new Back To The Sewers season should have started a month ago. Explain, internet.
On a forum, I explained to a curious person about cerebral palsy and sensory integration dysfunction, which often go hand in hand. Someone butted in with the genius remark, "There's no such thing as sensory integration dysfunction; you're just making it up to feel special. I bet you think it's fun. Don't be stupid."
I will never, ever understand this mentality.
My neurologist recently asked me to write down every separate medical condition I was diagnosed with throughout my life. Not symptoms, but actual syndromes and disorders. I decided to copy the list here, just to have it on hand. Most of them relate to each other. It's like a big happy Gordian knot, or a mix of triquetras and eternity knots. *looks at wedding ring* Yeah, that.
(Buddy, do any of these look like they'd seem special or fun?)
Cerebral palsy (spastic-ataxic hemiplegia)
Fibromyalgia
Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
Asthma
Raynaud's Disease (primary)
Sensory Integration Dysfunction
Attention Deficit Disorder (non-hyperactive)
Sciatica
Lordosis
Migraines
Non-Allergic Rhinitis (mainly gustatory)
Anorexia Nervosa (recovering)
Chondromalacia Patella
Joint Pain (overall)
Hey, it's Friday.
Hey, I can sleep in tomorrow morning.
Hey, why can't I get any of the new TMNT episodes on Saturday mornings? Fox is only showing repeats of that irritating Fast Forward season. The new Back To The Sewers season should have started a month ago. Explain, internet.
