#neurodiverse

Does anyone on here know any good resources for self-diagnosis related to neurodivergence? 

Saying “that’s karma” about people having disabilities or getting diseases is very ableist.

TW + CW: ableism

I saw two reddit posts today

1. A six year old girl gets a agressive form of cancer and may die.

2. A 11 year old girl gets paralyzed in a tragic accident

So what were people’s reactions??

Saying that’s karma because the parents, kids or someone tbe kid knows did something “ bad ” so people claiming the kids “ deserved ” such things..

I see this a lot. People claiming disabilities and illnesses are “ deserved ” and “ karma” because the person or someone they know did something bad…

Like it’s so messed up to say that such things are deserved and karma.

But also it has some really f×cked up underlying implications that people truly believe those with disabilities or illnesses are bad people that deserved it or in somehow karma.

i hate having to Do Things but the only thing worse than Doing Things is Not Doing Things

mental–healthawareness:

Invisible disabilities are just as real and valid as visible ones.

Hi everyone, I hope all my fellow neurodivergent people are doing okay in this crazy world!

I got to take part in an interview for an app being developed that’s aiming to provide individualized tools for improving well-being and cognitive skills for neurodivergent children and young people. (And they used identity first language in the interview I participated in, woo!)

It’s called MindOpp and the pilot for the final stage of development will be starting soon, so if you’re interested in getting involved too, feel free to sign up here!

(I always love to see something for autistic people that actually asks autistic people what’s good for them! I hope that this can become something really helpful. :))

I’m really bad about getting off topic when discussing something or after being asked a question. It’s not as though I change the topic completely at a whim, but rather whatever is being talked about relates to something else and my ADHD sends me down a rabbit hole. I’m really bad about getting off topic when discussing something or after being asked a question. It’s not as though I change the topic completely at a whim, but rather whatever is being talked about relates to something else and my ADHD sends me down a rabbit hole

Exhausted before the day even begins.

Happy New Years! 2020 may have been a hard year, but it was a big year for me in terms of being diagnosed and finding the wonderful ADHD community. I felt so lost after my initial diagnosis, but I was so lucky to find people who understand and have been such great supports.

Thank you all for being a part of this and for sharing your experiences, cheering me on, and being a part of this community.

This is a very personal comic, even though it’s not very long and doesn’t have many details. There were many opportunities in my life where my ADHD should have been caught, but I felt like I had been failed several times by the same professionals I had sought help from. It all boiled down to the fact they thought they knew me better than I knew me and therefore what I had to say was not deemed important enough to listen to.

It wasn’t until I started seeing my current therapist that I was actually allowed to speak for myself. At first it seemed to only confirm my Generalized Anxiety Disorder, but the more I talked, the more she began to realize that there was something else going on. One day she politely asked me to stop for a moment and point blank asked me “Bri, have you ever heard of Inattentive ADHD?” I had not.

And it was then I began my true journey.

Here is another informational! This time about Dysgraphia. This is another specific learning disorder that often co-occurs with other disorders like adhd and autism.

bruesselbach:

Beloved Monsters is my current, partially explored series of oil portraits exploring the sympathies of sexual and gender minorities and neurodiverse cyborgs with the archetypes of storied and feared mythical creatures. Kickstarter selling catalogs, prints and originals to cover models, supplies, my labor, printing and exhibition costs, runs through June, all or nothing, back what you can and share widely! ‍♀️‍♀️‍♂️‍♀️‍♀️

One day left to back! Get some art!

I irritate people with authority. Always did. My father. My teachers. My bosses. Anyone who has a modicum of authority seems unreasonably irritatded by my presence. And damn if I know why. I am quiet. I am compliant. I mind my own business.

But my existence just chafes at their sense of being in charge, of being superior.

I can’t figure out why.

Is this a neurodiverse thing?

cozei:

ways to become friends with yourself:

• set boundaries with people. those who respect you, will respect them.
• allow yourself to accept good things. you deserve happiness and warmth and love.
• it’s okay to be a mess. it’s okay to not know what your next step is. it’s okay to be scared. trust that the universe has your back.
• remember that healing is not linear. you are not weak because some days are suddenly harder than others.
• consciously feel the world under your feet as you walk and the warmth of the sun on your cheek.
• do things you enjoy! even if they seem silly. even if you think you have no time. make time for yourself.
• take care of yourself. take deep breaths. take bubble baths. take too long admiring yourself in the mirror.

Anxious.
Anxiety.
Quiet thee, brain!

Commotion! 
Devotion to the chaos
Endless thoughts
Can’t seem to
Hold onto one
Yet they make me
Nervous!

Do I deserve this? 
Disservice! 
It is that I exist this way
Instead of being a productive machine!

Demeaning words
Brain says more
Demeaning words

How do I sort through this shit
When my brain is constantly
Throwing
A 
Fit.
Jumping

Can’t just sit
Agitated, I’m
Ill-fated
Destined for the world to collapse
Around me.
…yippee. 

I found myself waiting to be told to begin this assignment. When I heard that we should have already been starting this assignment, I immediately felt overwhelmed. I am behind. I am going to fail this entire class. You know, the usual anxious anxiety thoughts of anxiousness. I wonder what it’s like to not immediately spiral into anxiety lol. I wish I had tea, but I’m stuck in this lab since I didn’t have time to go home. This hard, stiff chair isn’t exactly the epitome of comfort. I guess I just have to do my best to make do with what I’ve got. 

Autism in media: I got bored so I read three science textbooks and completed all these equations and now I’m working on the coding for this app-

Autism in real life: I’m so bored that every bone in my body feels like it’s being turned into one but don’t even talkto me about doing something about it

To all my neurodiverse/mentally ill/traumatised asexuals and or aromatics:

You’re still valid. I love you. Your sexuality is valid despite your circumstances.

ADHD culture is loving to send voice messages but hating to receive them

Me:Maybe I don’t have ADHD… Maybe I’ve been faking it for attention after all.

Also me when I watch anything: Speeding up the playback because I don’t have an attention span, adding subtitles because auditory processing issues, turning the volume up to god Themselves to prevent a Thought from coming, and ending up scrolling through memes the whole time