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Hate the saying"Were all a bit autistic"

Kenny_1622

Some people who arent austitic in work say "we're all a bit autistic arent we" and the only difference between you and me is you have a diagnosis. Really makes me angry as they think just because soSmirk things that annoy them makes them autistic. I asked them how they deal with these annoying things and the said they just forget about it. Things that might annoy them will create severe emotional sSmirkess and anxiety, effects me socially and in some cases cause me to self harm, I can't just forget about it. It's obvious that a lot people don't understand what its really like to be autistic or theSmirkjust don't care and try and fob it off as something silly to just get over it Smirk 

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  • I read a sentence that reminded me of this post. It was: 

    Neurodivergence (antonymous with “neurotypical”) is an umbrella term that encompasses a wide variety of human experiences, including autism, ADHD, personality disorders, bipolar disorder, and others.

    Source.

    Regardless of the word "antonymous" which I am unsure is the best choice, it prompted me to think that Neurodiversity which is not mentioned there. Neurodiversity is more like saying humans (or human brains) come in different colours; ND and NT are just two colours. 

    Some people saying "Were all a bit autistic" may conflate neurodiversity and neurodivergence due to sounding similar. Maybe neuro-atypical would be less confusing, so that neurodiversity is more clearly distinct from neurodivergence.

    (I may be wrong that's how I currently see it.)

    An unrelated paragraph I found interesting in the source was:

    Some ND people find it difficult to participate in real-time discussions in chat rooms or in person, and mediums like emails and other long-form slow discussions are easier for them to engage with.

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  • I read a sentence that reminded me of this post. It was: 

    Neurodivergence (antonymous with “neurotypical”) is an umbrella term that encompasses a wide variety of human experiences, including autism, ADHD, personality disorders, bipolar disorder, and others.

    Source.

    Regardless of the word "antonymous" which I am unsure is the best choice, it prompted me to think that Neurodiversity which is not mentioned there. Neurodiversity is more like saying humans (or human brains) come in different colours; ND and NT are just two colours. 

    Some people saying "Were all a bit autistic" may conflate neurodiversity and neurodivergence due to sounding similar. Maybe neuro-atypical would be less confusing, so that neurodiversity is more clearly distinct from neurodivergence.

    (I may be wrong that's how I currently see it.)

    An unrelated paragraph I found interesting in the source was:

    Some ND people find it difficult to participate in real-time discussions in chat rooms or in person, and mediums like emails and other long-form slow discussions are easier for them to engage with.

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