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What is Neurodivergence?
It's ADHD, Autism, OCD, schizophrenia, anxiety, depression, bi-polar, aspd, etc etc etc etc
“neurologically atypical patterns of thought or behavior”
So, it’s very broad, if you feel like it describes you then it does as far as we're concerned
Rules
1.) ableist language=post or comment will probably get removed (enforced case by case, some comments will be removed and restored due to complex situations). repeated use of ableist language=banned from comm and possibly site depending on severity. properly tagged posts with CW can use them for the purposes of discussing them
2.) always assume good faith when dealing with a fellow nd comrade especially due to lack of social awareness being a common symptom of neurodivergence
2.5) right to disengage is rigidly enforced. violations will get you purged from the comm. see rule 3 for explanation on appeals
3.) no talking over nd comrades about things you haven't personally experienced as a neurotypical chapo, you will be purged. If you're ND it is absolutely fine to give your own perspective if it conflicts with another's, but do so with empathy and the intention to learn about each other, not prove who's experience is valid. Appeal process is like appealing in user union but you dm the nd comrade you talked over with your appeal (so make it a good one) and then dm the mods with screenshot proof that you resolved it. fake screenies will get you banned from the site, we will confirm with the comrade you dm'd.
3.5) everyone has their own lived experiences, and to invalidate them is to post cringe. comments will be removed on a case by case basis depending on determined level of awareness and faith
4.) Interest Policing will not be tolerated in any form. Support your comrades in their joy!
Further rules to be added/ rules to be changed based on community input
RULES NOTE: For this community more than most we understand that the clarity and understandability of these rules is very important for allowing folks to feel comfortable, to that end please don't be afraid to be outspoken about amendments and addendums to these rules, as well as any we may have missed
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Quite a lot. And I thought I was a late ADHD diagnosis in my late teens.
It's been less frequent after college, where there is no carousel of moderate-future requirements that "ruin your life" if you don't meet them. In fact I've found that as long as tasks for work don't extend beyond one day/shift and don't have me getting on a PC, it's really easy to meet them. Then I can do whatever I want (let the meandering stream/hyperfocus take me where it will) for the rest of the waking hours that I'm not working. Leaving academia meant giving up on a dream, but many radical dreams appeared and made life a lot more fulfilling and exciting than what I could have imagined.
If you don't have kids super young, don't have addictions to alcohol or tobacco or other substances, sidestep car ownership with carpooling and/or mass transit, and don't live in a super expensive city, you can support yourself quite reasonably on 20 hours a week. Being able to do this, plus lending a bit of slack to local radical projects on top of that, made me feel so much better about myself.