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mrmetacognition.bsky.social • 17 days ago

But maybe it's because there's a stigma. A child with ADHD is naughty. A child with ASD struggles socially.

Or maybe it's because these kids 'aren't clever', so how can I, as a successful professional, possibly have the same diagnosis?

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mrmetacognition.bsky.social•17 days ago

Or is it that those of a certain age are still fearful of disclosing their own diagnosis, despite the current generation not judging, well, at all, really?

mrmetacognition.bsky.social•17 days ago

I certainly don't have any answers, nor a real rationale for this thread apart from...

Well, what does everyone else think?

amathsfan.bsky.social•17 days ago

I was wondering about the "certain age" myself. Were the people who asked older? I feel that there used to be a stigma, but it's actually becoming so talked about that younger people tend to be more open about it

mrmetacognition.bsky.social•17 days ago

Yes those who raised it were older than me, so perhaps a generational thing?

amathsfan.bsky.social•17 days ago

I think so. Kids at work often share info about their neuro divergent status, and treatment, with others quite freely.

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