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  • Green Roc ThoughtsGreenRoc@mastodon.social
    Oct 1, 2026, 1:43 AM

    Added compilations to replacing my clothes, aside from cost:

    I must have a carer to take me to stores that sells my size, and the complication of asking sales clerks for my size, and they wont go looking because they ask me what brand, and I say, "any brand", and they seem like a deer in headlights, and ask again for a brand. I got so frustrated a few trips, they got their panties in a knot because I struggle to supress my volume when stressed.

    Left without panties numerous times.

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  • Green Roc ThoughtsGreenRoc@mastodon.social
    Oct 1, 2026, 1:47 AM

    I've struggled to get underwear I need, for years.

    One time, I asked a carer to use my $ to get me some underwear, and instead of sticking to my strict needs of 100% cotton, they bought one with that poly material that is bad for my skin. Wasted money again, due to no fault of my own.

    I been struggling to buy underwear for over a decade. Brand doesnt matter, color doesnt even matter. But size and material is absolutely size 13, hi-cut briefs, 100% cotton.

    Lost numerous pairs to human error.

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  • Green Roc ThoughtsGreenRoc@mastodon.social
    Oct 1, 2026, 1:52 AM

    I've had to sacrifice panty shape to get enough underwear to cover my 2 weeks needs... briefs without the high cut feel like diapers to me. My skin is disturbed by the added coverage I dont want, I cant help but feel my clothes 24/7.

    I need a lot of underwear for the two weeks between loads. At most, I have gone through six pairs in a day, because it gets too dang hot, and my skin is severely irritated by moisture.

    Also, a PTSD reflex ... if you know, you know.

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  • Green Roc ThoughtsGreenRoc@mastodon.social
    Oct 1, 2026, 1:56 AM

    As I think about needing two weeks of clothes, I feel pleased that my current caregiving does my laundry weekly.... Weekly is so rare, and caregivers for this laundry have never been "free" before this company. I never had Regional Center cover costs before.

    Heavens forbid the decades it takes for Regional Center approval, which requires having a certified Dx that fits within RC requirements.

    Autism recently got accepted as a Dx outside their under 18 dx requirement.

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  • Green Roc ThoughtsGreenRoc@mastodon.social
    Oct 1, 2026, 1:58 AM

    When people ask, "do I need a Dx?"
    Yes, if you want Regional Center to help you cover some costs of living life as a disabled/neurodifferent person.

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  • Green Roc ThoughtsGreenRoc@mastodon.social
    Oct 1, 2026, 2:03 AM

    I would not need caregivers to do my laundry, if government support (Section 8) would allow enough rent coverage for units with in-home laundry machines.

    but where I am allowed to live, apartmtns have community washrooms, and I gota spend about $5 per load. I have to have carers to walk that journey in public.

    I can wash and dry and fold my own clothes, but I am not safe to be outside with the judgy people who have 911 in their pockets.

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