Neurodivergence

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All things neurodivergent and relating to the broader neurodivergent community (and communities).

See also this community's sister subs Feminism, LGBTQ+, Disability, and POC

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submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Thought I'd get the ball rolling as this is empty!

I'm neamhsplach, I'm undiagnosed but I'm being screened for possible ADHD and/or dyspraxia because of some issues I've had with work.

I love Taskmaster and never miss an episode of The Blindboy Podcast. Looking forward to chatting to you all!

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Hey there! Mid-30s and was diagnosed level 1 ASD a few years ago, which I feel like explained a lot about myself. Besides depression/anxiety, I tend to struggle with concepts and things that aren't well defined, and with some aspects of communication. I liked math and science classes in school because there were formulas and rules and a right answer to the problem. I have a harder time with more open-ended or creative tasks, especially when there are expectations attached to the outcome.

I wanted to poke my head in, introduce myself and say hi, and I'm sure I'll visit here occasionally. But I'll admit I haven't been big on joining in on neurodivergence spaces in the past — partially because it's not personally a term I use for myself, and partially because I don't always agree with the discourse from the loudest voices (or sometimes things that it feels like everyone else agrees on), so I don't always feel like I fit in.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hello fellow STEM fan :) I struggle with creative, non-structured things too!

Regarding the second part, it's something I've felt at times but as a community of people who struggle to fit in, we can probably do better to be more kind and learn from each other rather than form a mob. This is sort of a new start here on lemmy so I'm hopeful that it can be built into something nicer from the start.

I used rarely participate in the reddit community but decided to try my best here for the above reasons.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I'm hopeful for that too! Besides upvotes, I'm already more active here than I ever was on Reddit.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I have a harder time with more open-ended or creative tasks, especially when there are expectations attached to the outcome.

Hey @[email protected], could you eleborate on this maybe, if you feel comfortable doing so? I find that interesting and am not sure if I can identify with that