Why do the categories have to be mutually exclusive? ADHD is a neurodivergent condition that can cause disability.
this post was submitted on 13 Nov 2024
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I like the way the second article addresses how we shouldn't force ADHD people to conform to neurotypical standards in the classroom.
However, in a world where survival is based on being able to get enough money to get housing and food, and the said acquisition of this money depends on performing in a world that is built for neurotypicals, you bet your ass that ADHD is a disability.
ADHD is a disability. Only people with no familiarity with it would claim it doesn't impair our ability to function in society.
Right but the question is whether or not that is inherent to ADHD, or inherent to how we've designed society. The latter is something that could in theory be fixed.
Like damn near everything else it's not binary.
It's not like everyone without it is the same, and everyone with is the same.
So for some people, it's just normal human variation. For some people it's a disorder.
If I ate an apple everyday, that's kind of a lot but normal human variation
If I ate 10 apples a day and that's all I ever eat, it's a disorder.
Likewise ADHD can be normal variation or a disorder. Because magnitude matters and almost nothing is truly binary.
I’ll see myself out…
Magnitude always matters.
And every single riot scene in that show is amazing. I think my favorite was the cafeteria riot tho.
It's bell curves all the way down.
I had a biopsych professor who started most classes with:
Normal gets said a lot, it's the average range most people are for that very specific thing. None of us are completely normal, and if anyone was they'd probably be the most unique person on the planet
Great message, a tad over dramatic, and definitely got repetitive quick.
But it's important to remember none of us really think the same, and there isn't really a "normal" like people usually think of.
If we weren't all so different, it wouldn't be so notable when we vibe with someone.
I'm pretty sure I'm disabled.
I don't know, but it certainly feels debilitating.