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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It's awesome when people encounter someone with OCD for the first time and they keep coming back to "wow, that guy is so irrational" like people have no idea what it is like, or schizophrenia is like, I don't think they are willing to make the leap or it scares them. I always give people the example of a schizophrenic man I knew online suffering from hallucinations of door knocks at night. Even after the guy had a video camera set up to cross reference with his own senses, it's not like he stops hearing the door knock that requires him to either dismiss it as implausible, or check the equipment.
Yeah, it's awful. Normal people have absolutely no frame of reference for what the experience of these symptoms is like. No matter how good you are with metaphors many of them will never "get" it.
For me, it's depression and people saying "just force yourself to x". No real understanding of what's going on, so they think you're just not trying hard enough.
I am autistic and get very stressed in noisy environments. I just kinda shut down after a while and can't really talk anymore.
My dad keeps saying that I should expose myself to more noisy environments as "therapy". I try to tell him that's like telling someone who can't walk because they're paralyzed from the waist down to just keep trying.
He still thinks it'll be fine if I just "learn to ignore the noise".
I'm sorry, comrade. It sucks when people just will not listen to you when you tell them what's happening.
Earplugs. Loop or Earasers. Fucking godsend.