I'd say getting rid of deadlines, although idk how id get anything done if not for the absolute dread of missing one. I'd definetly make it so there was less paperwork to fill out, that kind of stuff is painful to me

  • crime [she/her, any]
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    4 years ago

    Establish communism. But these are a few things that would materially improve my life even under the current hell system, or would have improved my life:

    • communal access to equipment required to try new hobbies, so I can homebrew a batch or two of beer and decide I'm done with it without having to buy kegs and gauges and stuff, then do a little woodworking without having to buy a table saw, then borrow some needles to see if I like knitting, instead of collecting all that shit in my little apartment and abandoning it after a few months

    • remove the barriers required to get adhd medication, which are particularly hard to navigate when you have adhd and have run out of medication. Let me refill that shit, please don't make my mental health and functioning require making a bunch of phone calls every couple of months

    • more education for neurotypicals about what adhd is and what the symptoms are

    • better screening for school children, maybe even start with an anonymous screening questionnaire to reduce biases that cause ADHD to be underdiagnosed in women and people of color

    • make subscription based billing required to give notice several days before you are rebilled unless you opt out

    • medium_adult_son [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Calling to refill meds was one of my most dreaded tasks, until my clinic/hospital got an online portal I can message them through. I have a reminder set to send them a message each month, and even if I forget and run out, my primary care provider responds really quickly. Either way, my phone call anxiety isn't a problem in that respect anymore.

      I wish I didn't need to pick it up in person each month, and have the pharmacist ask me if I've taken it before and feel their (real or perceived) judgment. They can mail me expensive medication for other purposes, but not a month's worth of ADHD meds!? Same thing with Sudafed, just let me order that stuff online. Stupid war on drugs, nobody is stealing from my mailbox anyway.