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Hello new Lemmy friends!
Word on the street tells us our community is regularly making it the all page. While this is very cool news to hear, we can see how the sudden emergence of our posts in your feed might feel jarring and probably raises some questions. And also how, without knowing the backstory, our community might appear less than virtuous, so here’s a very brief introduction which hopefully will clear a few things up.
The woman we’re discussing is a body positive influencer and media personality who has gained fame and wealth by lying, manipulating, exploiting her children for content, plagiarizing BIPOC creators and blaming her BIPOC content editor for it (thereby ruining her career), among other things. Her fraudulent behavior is no different (I’d argue worse) from the likes of Jay Shetty (google him if you don’t know who he is or what he did). She’s the latest in a long line of grifting influencers who are abusing their power, taking advantage of their position and exploiting their followers. The difference is that she’s Canadian. Our laws around social media and advertising aren’t as clear (and where they are she’s disobeyed them), add to that, our mainstream media has protected her from those who’ve tried to expose her grift and silenced/intimidated anyone who’s tried to speak out.
Our Reddit sub was taken down due to reports of copyright infringement, which is unfounded and categorically untrue as no one ever tried to steal her work and pass it off as their own. The mods have made an appeal. While at first glance it may seem like we’re just “shitting on her” the sub has been more devoted to investigation and posting proof of her lies than just bitching for the sake of bitching. The reality is that she’s hurt, manipulated and let down a lot of people. She stole intellectual property and employment, caused mental distress and has repeatedly told lies to boost engagement and profit off her audience, so people are understandably upset that their voices are being silenced.
We’re grateful to have been welcomed so kindly by so many of you, and to those sticking around to watch the drama unfold, we’re glad to have you!
**all posts are alleged.
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-No snarking on the character or appearance of any of the children. This is a site dedicated to Sarah Landry.
-No posting information that is not readily available online/NoDoxxing: Influencers post an abundance of personal information online. Examples of doxxing include:
- Posting an individual's phone number or address on the internet.
- Releasing information about an individual's family, place of employment, or other private documents.
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For anyone just self-diagnosing, (firstly it’s sometimes accurate) but you need to be referred to a psychologist from your family Dr. for testing, and it is not free. It’s not a trip to Dr then boom- pills! No. also It’s not widely recognized by many organizations (sucks but true).
From CAMH: You might consider testing /seeking diagnosis if “Any first-degree family member was diagnosed with ADHD (i.e., the patient’s child, parent or sibling). The patient was diagnosed with ADHD as a child or adolescent. The patient felt a calming, focused sensation on a psychostimulant, energy drink, cannabis or cocaine. The patient had psychometric testing as a child or adolescent that suggested they had a learning disability, particularly a problem with working memory. The patient or a family member might say, “I think I [they] have ADHD.” The patient has a current diagnosis of depression or anxiety. If any of these situations apply, have the patient complete The adult self assessment scale”
(go to CAMH to get this ).
Then it says “The tool does not make the diagnosis and does not have a threshold marker, but it helps you decide whether to consider ADHD if a patient answers “yes” to most of the questions. It might also help to have the patient’s partner complete the tool.”
ADHD can be very different for all people and isn’t just something to throw around and no not everyone has it.Please never ever ever get medical advice from people who are influencers. Please if you cannot afford Dr appt (outside of Canada) go online to reputable sites. Some Drs just prescribe anything to anyone and that’s not good. There should be no shame in getting diagnosed or using meds to help, but throwing around that everyone has ADHD is very dangerous. I’d start in Canada with Canadian Mental Health Association first, then call your Dr, and advocate for yourself.