neurodiverse
What is Neurodivergence?
It's ADHD, Autism, OCD, schizophrenia, anxiety, depression, bi-polar, aspd, etc etc etc etc
“neurologically atypical patterns of thought or behavior”
So, it’s very broad, if you feel like it describes you then it does as far as we're concerned
Rules
1.) ableist language=post or comment will probably get removed (enforced case by case, some comments will be removed and restored due to complex situations). repeated use of ableist language=banned from comm and possibly site depending on severity. properly tagged posts with CW can use them for the purposes of discussing them
2.) always assume good faith when dealing with a fellow nd comrade especially due to lack of social awareness being a common symptom of neurodivergence
2.5) right to disengage is rigidly enforced. violations will get you purged from the comm. see rule 3 for explanation on appeals
3.) no talking over nd comrades about things you haven't personally experienced as a neurotypical chapo, you will be purged. If you're ND it is absolutely fine to give your own perspective if it conflicts with another's, but do so with empathy and the intention to learn about each other, not prove who's experience is valid. Appeal process is like appealing in user union but you dm the nd comrade you talked over with your appeal (so make it a good one) and then dm the mods with screenshot proof that you resolved it. fake screenies will get you banned from the site, we will confirm with the comrade you dm'd.
3.5) everyone has their own lived experiences, and to invalidate them is to post cringe. comments will be removed on a case by case basis depending on determined level of awareness and faith
4.) Interest Policing will not be tolerated in any form. Support your comrades in their joy!
Further rules to be added/ rules to be changed based on community input
RULES NOTE: For this community more than most we understand that the clarity and understandability of these rules is very important for allowing folks to feel comfortable, to that end please don't be afraid to be outspoken about amendments and addendums to these rules, as well as any we may have missed
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Not a knock on nurse practitioners but I personally wouldn't be getting a mental health diagnosis from anybody except a clinical psychologist or a psychiatrist. Preferably one that has a special interest in whatever you are seeking help for as well as age group. I know this can be prohibitive but diagnostic criteria for this stuff is so much more subjective than any other field in health I would want somebody at the highest level of expertise.
I come from a healthcare background and while nurse practitioners are great I honestly feel their role is best suited to maintenence and tweaking of treatment with most of the diagnosis handled by a much more specialised practitioner.
Also in terms of viewing a diagnosis as having been given "another chronic condition" : just remember that it's something you have already been living with, it just now has a description and you can recieve targeted help.
Yeah, I definitely think there's a role for nurse practitioners and I feel like some of the more commonplace psychiatric conditions like depression and anxiety is up their alley. Agreed on tweaking and maintenance work too.
But if I had bipolar I'd be going to a psychiatrist, same for ADHD.
The hasty bipolar diagnosis is iffy and then going to aripiprazole just doesn't seem to have a good rationale behind it - we can presume that they didn't give a Bipolar I diagnosis for obvious reasons. That leaves BD II and BD NOS, but if this is the first time seeing a patient then you can't really eliminate schizoaffective disorder and messing with dopamine in this situation is simply ill-advised.
Chances are if it was one of those 3 the aripiprazole would probably be fine but it's just a bit of an unnecessary risk and tbh I'd expect a prescribing professional to want to stabilise the condition first before (potentially) introducing antipsychotics, all things being equal.