• ☂️-@lemmy.ml
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    obviously. society treats neurodivergency as, well, “divergent” when honestly, it could probably just be considered a different normal.

    not unlike many other variations in behaviour, am i overthinking this?

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      No. The problem is pathologizing it. And those who self-pathologize themselves over it and use ‘normie’ as an insult.

      Sadly people generally have a obsessive need to pathologize and demonize anything different than them.

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        God, I hate people who do that. There’s something fundamentally wrong with them.

        (\s)

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        those who self-pathologize

        Which describes a good chunk of lemmy.

        Describing perfectly normal human foibles, thoughts and feelings: “Look at me! I’m ADHD and autistic and neurodivergent and that makes me totally special! You wouldn’t understand.”

        Motherfuckers need to watch The Breakfast Club. We’re all struggling in our own ways, but under the hood we’re pretty much all the same.

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          Phew, what a roundhouse kick.

          And you’re right, some people do that. But throwing all together is a massive asshole move.

          You’re the reason I need to pay to get a diagnosis. So I have proof. Not that it means anything to me because I know.

          I just want do give you that reflection. It sucks being in a minority (which, yes, you literally can not understand).

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        i mean, considering these people “divergent” and drugging them to function more like so-called neurotypicals is essentially pathologizing them, no?

        i feel pretty pathologized when i have to conform to “normie” work schedules, expectations and such. and the constant demand to zoink myself with dangerous controlled drugs to act more like them.