Dealing with Ableism from my Dentist

Totally understand you I'm the same way I either get distracted and forget to do it or don't have the energy and it's cause of my ADHD.

You could go the direct approach and say you have these legitimate issues and your trying your best but ultimately it's a symptom. Or you could try to explain how invalidated and frustrated you feel when you see him. Is there someone else who could find you a new dentist? Or you could even ask if the practice you're at has another dentist there you could switch to?

I have autism and have struggled with teeth brushing for years and years due to sensory issues and executive dysfunction. I am missing about half at this point, either broken or pulled bc of excruciating pain. I won’t even smile anymore bc I’m too self conscious and i get called a meth head ALL THE F*****G TIME and i HATE that. I want to get implants but they’re soooooooo expensive….. Tl;dr sorry this comment wasn’t helpful, but I’m glad to know I’m not the only one, and i kinda needed to vent about that. Thanks.

This might sound dumb but I recently found an app by the Pokemon company. Called Pokemon smiles it's a cute simple game that tells you where to brush your teeth and you catch a pokemon by brushing. You can choose to brush from 1-3 minutes. It is a thing for children but it think it's cute and makes brushing my teeth a bit more entertaining.

I took my toothbrush to the shower! I had a hard time remembering or find the energy to brush my teeth but I'm self conscious about being sweaty. I just brush my teeth in the shower as part of my routine. It helps make it one chore instead of two separate ones. A handheld water picks helps too. But they take some getting used to. Chewing gum can help if you've forgotten to brush your teeth but be careful not to eat too much of the fake sugar/sugar substitutes. I remember a case of a flight attendant that went through packs of gum a day to clear her ears and got sick because of that.