Striker@lemmy.world to Autism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoBe yourself and be true to who you are. Don't let neurotypical conditioning define your identity.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square166fedilinkarrow-up1749arrow-down176
arrow-up1673arrow-down1imageBe yourself and be true to who you are. Don't let neurotypical conditioning define your identity.lemmy.worldStriker@lemmy.world to Autism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square166fedilink
minus-squarebobor hrongar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·10 months ago Just because something is a disability doesn’t mean you can’t call it neurodivergent. It’s just a broader term that means that you’re different. ADHD isn’t a disability for everyone. Plenty of people function fine with it.
minus-squareDodecahedron December@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·10 months agoJust to be clear, something is called a disorder when it affects your ability to do everyday things.
minus-squareNightAuthor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·10 months agoIf you function fine, it’s literally not ADHD. “Disorder starts at impairment”
Just because something is a disability doesn’t mean you can’t call it neurodivergent. It’s just a broader term that means that you’re different.
ADHD isn’t a disability for everyone. Plenty of people function fine with it.
Just to be clear, something is called a disorder when it affects your ability to do everyday things.
If you function fine, it’s literally not ADHD. “Disorder starts at impairment”