Has any one ever Neurosplained you?

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?

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  • The sad thing is that I actually also have a support document from university which is meant to explain what it means to be autistic and what some of the challenges can be and how to best accommodate and it has some information specific to me. My supervisor initially didn’t read it as far as I can tell. Now I think he has but it now feels like he is just using it as a way to highlight my inadequacies. I feel quite discriminated against and some of the points he raises / claims about me don’t really apply to me and it just feels like the list has given inspiration….

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