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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Yeah I did it. It was basically a bunch of IQ test style puzzles. I thought it was pretty fun. It maxes out at like 138 or something so it isn't really about determining your IQ, it's more about trying to isolate different skills to see if there are any weird differentials. For example a neuropsych diagnosed me as being on the autistic spectrum due to various stories from my childhood and also because my visual processing speed was far far below the other categories it measured.
I took the test because I thought I had ADHD btw. Couldn't focus in school, it was like my attention just ran away without noticing and I daydreamed for a bit before snapping back and wondering wtf happened. Then the report came back and I went to go for the exit interview expecting to get my sweet sweet adderall scrip and then the neuropsych was like "Surprise you have autism" and I was like wtf lmao
If you don't mind me asking, did that have a substantial impact on how you felt afterwards? I'm asking because I suppose that what I hope to get from this test (when I eventually-god-knows-when do it) is some kind of change or potential thereof, you know? Something of substance, some kind of way out that I haven't tried over and over again before.
I don't know. My struggles remain my struggles. The diagnosis did give me more leeway to go easy on myself and avoid spiraling when my real abilities were so far from how I felt they should be. Autistic stuff isn't really managed with medication like ADHD is so it really depends on the outcome for you too.
Yeah, all I can do is hope things look up in the future. Thanks for sharing, hope you take your struggles and ~~kick them in the ass~~ learn a lot from facing them.