Hannu Ikonen, MD<p>I talked a boatload of shit today about RFK, the Federal judiciary enabling Ostarbeiter to take place in the US, RFK's desire for concentration camps for ADHD & autistic folks, & the DOJ dropping charges on the Texas doctor who went after trans patients & violated HIPAA. </p><p>At the end of the day, every patient agreed that deleting their ASD diagnosis was the right thing to do right now. </p><p>Why do I share this? </p><p>Im urging all providers to have similar conversations with patients before September. Some may glean services from ASD diagnosis. Factor in a risks benefit discussion. Let them decide. </p><p>It's urgent. </p><p>Sources:</p><p>Federal enabling: <a href="https://apnews.com/article/illegal-immigration-immigrant-registry-trump-homeland-security-329d9b1523792aaf5940f72948d8b48b" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/illegal-imm</span><span class="invisible">igration-immigrant-registry-trump-homeland-security-329d9b1523792aaf5940f72948d8b48b</span></a></p><p>Ostarbeiter: <a href="https://mstdn.social/@Npars01/114316065490008662" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mstdn.social/@Npars01/11431606</span><span class="invisible">5490008662</span></a></p><p>RFK 1: <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rfk-jr-cause-of-autism-research/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbsnews.com/news/rfk-jr-cause-</span><span class="invisible">of-autism-research/</span></a></p><p>RFK 2: <a href="https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/07/rfk-jr-wants-to-send-people-on-antidepressants-to-government-wellness-farms/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">motherjones.com/politics/2024/</span><span class="invisible">07/rfk-jr-wants-to-send-people-on-antidepressants-to-government-wellness-farms/</span></a></p><p>DOJ: <a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2025/01/24/transgender-care-data-leak-texas-childrens-hospital/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">texastribune.org/2025/01/24/tr</span><span class="invisible">ansgender-care-data-leak-texas-childrens-hospital/</span></a><br> </p><p>Further, autism self diagnosis is largely valid & UWash website has links.</p><p><a href="https://depts.washington.edu/uwautism/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Self-Diagnosed-Adult-Autism-Resources-handout-9-22-22.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">depts.washington.edu/uwautism/</span><span class="invisible">wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Self-Diagnosed-Adult-Autism-Resources-handout-9-22-22.pdf</span></a></p><p><a href="https://depts.washington.edu/uwautism/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Resource-Handout-for-Could-I-Be-Autistic-Webinar.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">depts.washington.edu/uwautism/</span><span class="invisible">wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Resource-Handout-for-Could-I-Be-Autistic-Webinar.pdf</span></a></p><p><a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActuallyAutistic</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/ADHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ADHD</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/OpSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpSec</span></a></p>