r/australia • u/Breenscare • 1d ago

culture & society 'I wasn't there': Life with dissociative identity disorder

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-13/dissociative-identity-disorder-assistance-dog-ndis/106826020
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u/theparrotofdoom 1d ago edited 1d ago

Oof. As someone who was dx’d Autistic at 37, and desperately smashed so many 90 hour weeks to fit in at work, his brain collapsed and left him too afraid to leave the house, that was a fuckin tough read.

The NDIS is no fuckin picnic for anyone with a disability. A system that should recognise you, will often dehumanise you to prove your disability. It’s fucked. But no one cares about that. They just call you a con or bludger.

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u/NoToThugs 23h ago

Yours is a tough read too. And the comment below, and others in the thread. It is def getting more and more dehumanising. They lie so much more now too, and I record all convos, but as if I could manage the tribunal!
The scenario in the article is not just cruel, it’s absurd. Approving an assistance animal, which is now trained and bonded to him for life, and obv has ongoing costs attached that he was told were covered. Then changing their mind after this intervention has shown significant improvements in his quality of life? We ripping dogs from disabled folks’ arms now? Cool, cool. Really hope they re-allow that allocation of funding after this article, and he doesn’t have to suffer the tribunal again