#nd awareness

[reiningsoral]

shout out to all the nuerodivergent ppl whose symptoms arent "quirky" or "cute"

shout out to all the nuerodivergent ppl who's symptoms make them a little or a lot annoying

shout out to all the nuerodivergent ppl who have "gross" symptoms

shout out to all the nuerodivergent ppl who dont fit in the tiny box that uneducated nt ppl think we should have to fit in

shout out to all the nuerodivergent ppl who make others uncomfy

shout out to all the nuerodivergent ppl. shout out to you all because there's a reason that this shit is called a disorder.

[navigatingneurodivergence]

Requiring support is entirely different from seeking a cure for a neurodivergent condition.

While we may benefit from added supports to help us access the things we may struggle with (i.e. education, navigating the workplace), this is in no way to be construed as a method of “recovery” or a route to a “cure”.

Using language that infers non-neurodiversity-affirming ideas are harmful because it insinuates that neurodivergent people are broken and have a need to be “fixed”. Rather, we simply have a divergent way of thinking.

Non-ND-affirming language includes referring to ND conditions as disorders, using words like “cure” and “recovery” when talking about lifelong divergent conditions, and failing to use identity-first language (i.e. “person with autism” vs. “autistic person”).

You can support an individual by accommodating their areas of need, but you can’t cure a person of their neurodivergence. Why would anyone want to?