Published on 12, July, 2020
Neurosplaining...By analogy with 'mansplaining', I guess; the act of telling a neurodivergent person how they experience their neurodivergence.
A new word for my vocabulary today, but wondered whether anyone else had heard it before.
I can't claim any credit for inventing this new lexical item here, but I like it and yes it does nicely sum up some rubbish we hear from others (sadly, often professionals as frequently as friends and family). I just came across it in a post on LinkedIn from a psychologist and neuroinclusion specialist. It's made my day. So, I thought I'd share.
My doctor neurosplains me every time he tells me I "suffer with autism". Or tells me he regrets that "he cannot cure my autism".
Has anyone neurosplained you recently?
Hi Dawn. New here.
If I'm on the same page as you then yeah I get this a lot. Professionals in the medical industry are amongst the worst but normal everyday people are just as bad a lot of the time.
Misinformed and unknowing to the autistic world is a big problem for most. I educate them when I can.
Recently after a meltdown in public a man says to me 'you're just using autism as an excuse'. That hurt. I have no control over autism meltdowns, I hate that some people even consider it's an excuse.
How awful.
In general I forgive the public more easily than professionals who ought to know better
And welcome to the community :-)
Yeah professionals need training in autism. It's discouraging to hear a professional say he doesn't believe autism exists. Training would be beneficial for them and for us.
Thank you for the welcome .