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?
No wonder so many of us suffer from impostor syndrome, when we do occasionally ‘open up’ to people we think would understand, we just get shutdown again and made to feel self doubt once more.
I’m sure ND people do have positive experiences, but reading through most of the replies, the world is still a very ignorant place.
That's been my experience as well. It does little for self confidence and makes me want to shut myself away.