I like this approach. “funny meme” aside, I think it is a good way of showing how much a certain language can affect how other people think and feel about a subject. Just read it THAT way and “being neurotypical” suddenly sounds like a disorder that isn’t fully compatible with the public, doesn’t it?
We live in a world that isn’t exactly kind to people on the spectrum. It is loud, flashy, hectic, overwhelming, unrewarding but you’re still expected to work like a cog in a machine, despite having fewer and fewer places where you’d actually “fit in” without grinding gears, and whenever there is some sort of public talk about that topic, it always, always sounds like the affected person is the problem and personally responsible for fixing themselves, when a no small part of “not fitting in” is due to society itself. Maybe a change in language is due to remove that stigma.
wait the number pattern thing is autism? I’m sorry, I have ADHD and the ADHD doctor also told me I’m probably on the spectrum. wow I love number pattern stuff though, I didn’t know it was associated.
I got 81 as a table number the other day and I was stoked because it’s 3^4. on reflection the doctor was probably right.
ADHD and autism are commonly comorbid.
Got any strong opinions on trains or planes
I mean I fucking love planes but less particular models and more that I’m still blown away they work at all. I love sitting on them and thinking about all the engineering.
ADHD and Autism commonly go hand-in-hand, and a lot of people with both tend to not get the Autism diagnosis because we get misdiagnosed as having a very severe case of ADHD, a lot of doctors (at least, in my part of the world) are hesitant to give the Autism diagnosis so when both are present it’s often an easy way out of having to diagnose it.
Doctors being hesitant to diagnose is also one of the reasons why self-diagnosis is generally supported among Autistic communities, it also tends to be more difficult to be diagnosed as an adult than as a child.
There’s also more reasons to both of these, but those are some I felt to point out on this.
I’d recommend looking into ASD1 symptoms, as Autism is not always as visible as people think.
the doctor said that while it was very likely, it was unlikely getting a formal diagnosis would open up any additional treatment avenues.
it’s funny finding stuff like this though, it feels very right.
I’ll look up asd1, thanks!