i think when some of you say “neurodivergent” you just mean adhd and autism
schizophrenia makes you neurodivergent. ocd makes you neurodivergent. ptsd (and c-ptsd) makes you neurodivergent. bpd makes you neurodivergent. npd makes you neurodivergent. anxiety makes you neurodivergent. depression makes you neurodivergent. even the “scary” mental illnesses make you neurodivergent. i’m going to start killing
Time to bring this graphic back again…
I know I post this thing from Lived Experience Educator a lot, but it’s a useful visual. “Neurodivergent” isn’t a cool way to say “autism” or “autism and ADHD.” It includes a wide variety of things, and it’s really frustrating to see people forget that.
One of my best friends is neurodivergent, and when she says this, people assume she’s autistic. She isn’t, and her experiences are different from mine (I AM autistic). We have things in common, but not everything, and it’s frustrating for her to have to explain to people that she isn’t autistic but she is neurodivergent. By narrowing “neurodivergent” to just “autistic,” you’re leaving out and harming a whole lot of people. Stop it.
