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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A friend of mine went for years being told she was borderlinr, bipolar, went through a bunch of medications IIRC. Turns out it was just ADHD and years of her life were just wasted. Its so frustrating.
I was diagnosed with ADHD as an adult as I was struggling (still do) to stay focused at work. But the psych also said I had OCD, possible bipolar, said there was no chance I was on the spectrum...
I dont think there's a science to the stuff at all and people can be seriously harmed by a misdiagnosis. A lot of mental health communities say that people shouldn't self-diagnose and trust doctors, etc. But I think I dont entirely agree with that. I think only you really know yourself and you should try to weigh your own judgement against theirs, while not discounting either.
Add to that that diagnostic criteria isn't super clear and has a lot of subjectivity in it, and the extremely diverse ways people respond to the same medications, and its a miracle we ever diagnose people correctly without just asking them "what do you think is wrong?"
Sorry, maybe I'm rambling
I saw this the other day, a mapping of the symptom overlap in the DSM.
My wife recently had a nurse practitioner put her on a couple different anti-depressants when she just went in for ADHD/autism type stuff. The anti-depressants sapped all joy out of life and she completely stopped doing any of her creative outlets. She just decided to stop and let the NP know.
The NP was a little taken aback, but when my wife explained it, the NP was like "Interesting, i've had quite a few patients in similar circumstances express something similar".
The fear of being labeled a difficult patient often prevents people from advocating for themselves.
Wow, thanks for that image! The symptom overlap is something i remember from the psych 201 course i did in college, forgot the name, but yeah you notice it pretty quick once you need to write it out on tests.
I was on antidepressants for a while too and I would say they helped since I was depressed, but only marginally, and it was so long ago I can't remember clearly how I felt. I dont want to come across as anti-doctor and anti-treatment of course, just think that our opinions matter too as we know ourselves.
I've had a couple people in my life accuse me of being borderline or bipolar or a psychopath or things like that as a way to hurt me, so I'm pretty sensitive about it.
Oh I don't want to come across anti-doctor either. Just expressing frustration over the gap of how medicine as a whole operates vs what is needed for people who need help.