yes exactly! there's something very very frustrating about seeing certain people act like adhd or autism should be accepted as variants of normal, but that every other thing that psychologists call a disorder is actually totally different for reasons (even when they are lifelong conditions) - ThreadSky

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sleepyredpanda.bsky.social • 16 hours ago

yes exactly! there's something very very frustrating about seeing certain people act like adhd or autism should be accepted as variants of normal, but that every other thing that psychologists call a disorder is actually totally different for reasons (even when they are lifelong conditions)

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royx.bsky.social•15 hours ago

I mean I guess I'd take it if it meant neurotypicals actually accepted adhd and autism as harmless personal quirks but they manifestly do not, lol

sleepyredpanda.bsky.social•15 hours ago

oh it's definitely true that that neurotypical people consider all this a disease. my point was more about neurodivergent people, who might in theory be understanding, looking at the whole field of psychology and saying "they're wrong about us but right about *you*" to every other "disorder"

royx.bsky.social•15 hours ago

the other thing about insisting that it's not a disease is that society gates any amount of social supports (such as they are...) behind diagnosis. it's, uh, pretty self-defeating

nora.zone•15 hours ago

that's the thing we need to disassemble before we can fix this shit i think

sleepyredpanda.bsky.social•15 hours ago

the medical model dominates our society. you must be diagnosed with a disorder to be officially declared deserving of any sort of assistance. access to disability accommodations, welfare programs, and sometimes even days off work are all locked behind the gate of medicine and bureaucracy

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