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Neurodivergence

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A community to unite neurodivergent people.

A common problem for neurodivergent people is being bullied and ostracized, not only by neurotypical people but also their fellow neurodiverse humans.

Sentences like "I'm glad I only have ADHD, not autism" or vice versa is very detrimental to our collective benefit. Therefore we believe that we should abolish any oppressive/stigmatizing language against other neurodivergent people.

Disclaimer: This is a nonviolent community and we don't want anyone dumping on other people, period. Be it neurotypicals/allistics, etc. We accept the occasional joke (like "allism, a common disease") to highlight the absurdity of pathologizing neurodivergence.

Our rules are vague because bad actors will circumvent clear cut rules just barely and grind the edge.

The rules

  1. No abusive language
  2. Stay on topic (no politics or religion)
  3. No slurs (including the R word)
  4. No isms (including but not limited to: Ageism, Racism, Apologism etc)
  5. No Advertising for profit (ND resources are ok if non profit)

Further rules will follow when deemed necessary.

If you have any questions, write me a message at https://lemmy.giftedmc.com/u/haui_lemmy

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How did you learn you were "different"? (lemmy.giftedmc.com)
submitted 7 months ago by haui_lemmy@lemmy.giftedmc.com to c/neurodivergence@lemmy.giftedmc.com
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This community is for people who have a special neuronal configuration and I'd like to hear how you discovered it. Were you told? By who? How did you take it? How is life today?

Here's my story:

I was only told by my mother that I'm smart but never anything else. She took me to a school psychologist for evaluation to decide what school form I should go to after elementary.

My teachers in elementary school thought I should go to a more basic school form but my mom was convinced I was too smart for that. So I went to sort of an advanced school. It was no problem intellectually but I became an outcast pretty much immediately. Had to switch schools later because of my social difficulties.

It took another 20 years for me to go out on my own and search for the reason why stuff wasnt working. Neither normal "desk" work nor "supervisor" positions worked really. When I went self employed, I found a spot for the first time.

When covid hit and I had to give up my company, I went digging for answers. "Gifted" was the first thing, but it wasnt the whole picture. When "Autistic" was added it all started making sense. Too much going on in the head to "be normal" but no social talent to actually make something out of myself in the corporate world.

Its an ongoing process of resolving trauma as much as possible and learning to live with what isnt resolvable. Explaining the process and situation to people, sometimes against opposition is not easy but all in all my life has become a lot healthier.

Thanks for reading. Have a good one!

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[โ€“] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Diagnosed dyslexic & dyspraxic as a small child, I don't remember much about why, guess my spelling and handwriting was crap even then.

Diagnosed autistic in my 20s, after several years of treatment by my GP for social anxiety I was referred to a psychiatrist, who referred me to a autism specialist to rule out schizophrenia prodrome.

Diagnosed ADHD-PI in my 30's after a friend with both suggested getting assessed.

[โ€“] haui_lemmy@lemmy.giftedmc.com 1 points 7 months ago

Damn. Thats a rough ride and it shows how young this stuff is from a medical standpoint. Kids nowadays sometimes get diagnosed very early.

Do you have anything to share with people who are thinking about getting assessment? Some dont know if it would help them in any way.