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?
I told a family member right at the start how autism has affected different parts of my life, I got in reply, “no autistic people don’t talk and stare at walls”
Rainman was such a double edged sword, if all autistic people could sit in a Casino for an hour per day and count cards, why do as many who can go to work everyday?
To be fair I don’t talk and stare at walls a lot, but that’s only because my inner-world is richer that my environment, but I do take your point..
Yep
I feel Ausomely Autistic ’s definition of alexithymia behind that ‘yep’..