#autchat Transcript
Healthcare social media transcript of the #autchat hashtag.
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 | #AutChat mod @autchatmod Welcome to #AutChat, a weekly chat for autistic & similar people Sundays 1pm Pacific / 4pm Eastern / 8pm UTC / 9pm BST! https://t.co/rRrhi8Ysri #AutChat hosts chats on topics related to our experiences as neurodivergent people. See our past topics here: https://t.co/F56bZKXGAW |
| #AutChat mod @autchatmod #AutChat is a tag for autistic people & "autistic cousins" (people with similar experiences due to hydrocephalus, cerebral palsy, ADHD, etc). We welcome autistic/similar people whether formally diagnosed, self-dx'd, or questioning/wondering if they are autistic/similar. |
| #AutChat mod @autchatmod We post transcripts of the weekly chats to our website, https://t.co/QrdW2e85Ey. We link to them on the #AutChat tag and on our Facebook page. Transcripts are created with Wakelet, and are visible there and on our site. |
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| #AutChat mod @autchatmod For #AutChat announcements and weekly questions, follow this account. DM us to request reminder tweets (we get a lot of notifications during AutChat and sometimes donβt see replies). How to participate in #AutChat and other twitter chats: https://t.co/SkuXgvACRk |
 | Bill Wong, OTD, OTR/L @BillWongOT Here's an interesting article about today's topic by my former neuroscience instructor in occupational therapy school. https://t.co/dHto4ZoDRb #autchat |
| #AutChat mod @autchatmod Questions are prefaced Q0, Q1, Q2, etc. When you reply, preface tweets with A0, A1, etc & include "#AutChat" so others see them! Please capitalize it as #AutChat to make it more accessible to screenreaders. |
| #AutChat mod @autchatmod Q0: Introduce yourself! Say anything you like about yourself or your interest in #AutChat or in today's topic, dental and orthodontic care. Quick reference for this week's #AutChat questions (please wait till they're tweeted to answer): https://t.co/Gu7X5MUSex |
| Bill Wong, OTD, OTR/L @BillWongOT And here's another article related to today's topic. https://t.co/5swKWCRKDU #autchat |
| Bill Wong, OTD, OTR/L @BillWongOT @autchatmod A0: My name is Bill. I am an #actuallyautistic occupational therapist. #autchat |
| #AutChat mod @autchatmod Q1 Have you had dental and orthodontic care? What kinds of care/procedures/etc? #AutChat |
| Bill Wong, OTD, OTR/L @BillWongOT @autchatmod A1. I do every year for routine dental checkup's. #autchat |
| #AutChat mod @autchatmod Q2 What difficulties have you run into with dental and orthodontic care (e.g., financial, sensory, interpersonal, other)? #AutChat |
 | Heather Ure @riotheatherrr @BillWongOT @autchatmod A1 My teeth were in really good shape as a kid (no cavities) so I just had routine dental visits, a year of braces at age 14, and wisdom teeth removal at 18. Pregnancy and breastfeeding did a number on my teeth, though (first babies, twins, born when I was 28) . . . #AutChat |
| Bill Wong, OTD, OTR/L @BillWongOT @autchatmod A2. For me, finding a work day off to do dental care is difficult lately- due to I work 7 days on some weeks and then I travel quite a bit also. #autchat |
 | Dr. Alyssa @yes_thattoo A0: Iβm an autistic person who is currently at #Dublin2019 at the Hugoβs but noticed this was on. #AutChat |
| Heather Ure @riotheatherrr @BillWongOT @autchatmod A1 (cont.) Hormones weakened my gums and teeth (my first cavity ever), so now I have periodontal maintenance cleanings every 4 months, and have had four gum graft surgeries. Ofc, this may also have to do with hypermobility/weak connective tissue, as lots of us have. :/ #AutChat |
| Dr. Alyssa @yes_thattoo A1: I had braces twice. Iβve also had dental cleanings fairly regularly. #AutChat |
| Dr. Alyssa @yes_thattoo A2: Itβs been a royal pain to avoid MINT at several dentists. Current one is good about that. #AutChat |
| #AutChat mod @autchatmod Q3 What strategies or coping skills have you used to help? #AutChat |
| Bill Wong, OTD, OTR/L @BillWongOT @autchatmod A3. Playing on my phone to help transition (while in waiting room). The assistants also tried to engage in small talk with me leading up to more difficult parts. #autchat |
 | Solveig β§ - Autistic Acceptance Worldwide @autisticb4mmr *stumbles in late* I'm here I'm here! Hi. I'm Solveig. *checks broken watch* Ohhhhhhh hi! π #AutChat A0 |
| Solveig β§ - Autistic Acceptance Worldwide @autisticb4mmr I have had IDK how many fillings, one root canal, and two crowns. I also had my wisdom teeth out. I enjoyed precisely none of these operations. #AutChat A1 |
| Solveig β§ - Autistic Acceptance Worldwide @autisticb4mmr The biggest problem I encounter is that I need tons of anesthesia. TONS. And then, approximately three hours after I'm done with my appointment, I start to feel sick and my hands get all shaky. #AutChat A2 |
 | Kassiane @UVGKassi I had braces for 3 years, wisdom teeth removed, and 2 cavities filled |
| Bill Wong, OTD, OTR/L @BillWongOT @autisticb4mmr I remembered I needed some when I got my wisdom teeth removed. That day- my mom accompanied me and she drove me home. #autchat |
| Solveig β§ - Autistic Acceptance Worldwide @autisticb4mmr @BillWongOT Same here. When I had my wisdom teeth out, I had to take the whole day off work. #AutChat |
 | The Rusanya Collective | βπ§ π‘ @NoPuzzl98 #AutChat A0 Hi! I'm NoPuzzl Plays, or just NoPuzzl, depending on how you came to follow me on Twitter. There's, like, one experience I have with this topic but I'll try my best! |
| #AutChat mod @autchatmod Q4 Have you had providers who were good to work with? How did you find them? What did they do that helped? #AutChat |
| The Rusanya Collective | βπ§ π‘ @NoPuzzl98 #AutChat A1 Yeah. Just one lol. It was a wisdom tooth removal two years ago. |
| Bill Wong, OTD, OTR/L @BillWongOT @autchatmod A4. I am lucky because my mom and my sister are using the same dentist. #autchat |
| Solveig β§ - Autistic Acceptance Worldwide @autisticb4mmr I think mostly, I have to plan ahead and take a whole day off for dental work. Three hours after an appointment, I can't use my hands for anything, and I feel sick. So resting up is super important. But I have squeeze toys that help during appointments. #AutChat A3 |
| The Rusanya Collective | βπ§ π‘ @NoPuzzl98 #AutChat A2 Uhhh....the first doctorsI went to was incredibly ableist and wanted to send me to UIpwa hospitals on virtue of being Autistic instead of actually being a doctor. I'm looking at you, @GreatRiverOMS....please just fire your #DubuqueIowa doctors and replace them. |
| Solveig β§ - Autistic Acceptance Worldwide @autisticb4mmr I've seen the same healthcare providers for the past twenty years, and haven't changed doctor or dentist since. I'm not sure how I will find a new provider. #AutChat A4 |
| The Rusanya Collective | βπ§ π‘ @NoPuzzl98 #AutChat A2 The one across from the Dairy Queen on Pennsylvania Street was actually way, way better than I expected lol. The surgeon took me right in and even knew what I meant when I said "I'm pretty sure I'm hyperproproceptive, I hate needles under my skin" lol. |
| Solveig β§ - Autistic Acceptance Worldwide @autisticb4mmr @photon_barrier Oh jeez!!! Even as an adult, I find it difficult to be in a doctor's or dentist's office without someone there with me. I cannot imagine having a "professional" tell me I cannot have company with me, even for moral support. π£ #AutChat |
| Kassiane @UVGKassi I don't respond to Novocaine. At all. Also the amount of EF involved in getting my braces tightened was a lot but I was 13. |
| The Rusanya Collective | βπ§ π‘ @NoPuzzl98 #AutChat A2 He wasn't condescending, he didn't threaten to send me to another hospital like @GreatRiverOMS of Dubuque Iowa did. I love my university but I'll give people Hell over ableism, and what I mean by that is that capitalizing Hell was on purpose. Ableism is not allowed. |
| Kassiane @UVGKassi Avoidance tbh. And I ask for the lead apron. They didn't do Novocaine last time bc the needle stressed me more than the pain |
| #AutChat mod @autchatmod Q5 What else could be done to make dental and orthodontic care more comfortable for you? #AutChat |
| Kassiane @UVGKassi I got lucky w.the dentist I found after breaking a tooth, she just kinda rolled https://t.co/Dxc9hpjpxB stuff. And the dentist at my uni got a lot of students who had never been to the dentist. She gave anxious patients stuffies. |
| The Rusanya Collective | βπ§ π‘ @NoPuzzl98 #AutChat A3 Uh....I didn't lol. I got to hold someone's fingers (my sister's??) and she complained that next time if I ever go under again she's giving me one finger. |
| The Rusanya Collective | βπ§ π‘ @NoPuzzl98 #AutChat A3 With this facist government I absolutely do not trust surgeons or anything other than a vaccine and so I am avoiding the fuck out of anything that I can unless I'm contagious with something bad. So there's everyone's daily reminder that everyone is in danger okay? |
| The Rusanya Collective | βπ§ π‘ @NoPuzzl98 #AutChat A3 Vaccinate your kids. Fuck off with facism. Stay safe okay. I'm probably acting a little "paranoid" (for a lack of better words) but I absolutely refuse to do anything beyond what I need to with this nation until this crisis is over. |
| The Rusanya Collective | βπ§ π‘ @NoPuzzl98 #AutChat A3 Uhhh. TL:DR, I went under once about two years ago but I don't plan to do it again any time soon for other reasons. |
| The Rusanya Collective | βπ§ π‘ @NoPuzzl98 #AutChat A4 I would go see #AutChat A2 for that one. |
| The Rusanya Collective | βπ§ π‘ @NoPuzzl98 Here's my #AutChat A2 on orthodontics for anyone who can't find it: https://t.co/NLlaK135hd |
| The Rusanya Collective | βπ§ π‘ @NoPuzzl98 #AutChat A5 Uh...not fucking go? Other than that, I would love if all of the surgeons in Dubuque from @GreatRiverOMS would get fired and replaced with lest ableist people, because that would mean one thing has changed about that hellhole of a town... |
| #AutChat mod @autchatmod The scheduled #AutChat is wrapping up. It's fine to keep chatting, join in late, or use the tag at other times! |
| #AutChat mod @autchatmod Next Sundayβs #AutChat is on eating disorders. Sun Aug 25, 1pm Pacific / 4pm Eastern / 8pm UTC / 9pm BST. https://t.co/0NrYSznqOH If you know anyone who might be interested and is autistic or similarly neurodivergent, we encourage you to invite them. |
| The Rusanya Collective | βπ§ π‘ @NoPuzzl98 #AutChat addenum: Once I was out, my reaction to the anesthesia apparently isn't normal. More specifically, my recovery time was way shorter. I was writin6about ableism literally as soon as I was in the wheelchair. |
| #AutChat mod @autchatmod Reminder: We create weekly transcripts of #AutChat using Wakelet, and post them to our website. We also link to them from our Facebook and Twitter accounts. To be excluded from transcripts, DM us. |
| #AutChat mod @autchatmod Feel free to suggest ideas for #AutChat topics (or offer to help write questions)! For scheduled topics, see https://t.co/QrdW2e85Ey Every topic we've ever run: https://t.co/F56bZKXGAW We're happy to rerun past chats we haven't revisited in a while. |
| The Rusanya Collective | βπ§ π‘ @NoPuzzl98 #AutChat addenum: About three or four hours after the surgery I was running up and down the house stairs. My face stopped being numb like literally the day right after... |
| The Rusanya Collective | βπ§ π‘ @NoPuzzl98 #AutChat addendum: I don't know if that's an Autism thing or a possible trauma thing, given my history with Dubuque (aforementioned ableist town where nt trauma with seclusion rooms happened at Hillcrest Family Services) But I figured I should mention it. |
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