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What is Neurodivergence?

It's ADHD, Autism, OCD, schizophrenia, anxiety, depression, bi-polar, aspd, etc etc etc etc

“neurologically atypical patterns of thought or behavior”

So, it’s very broad, if you feel like it describes you then it does as far as we're concerned

Rules

1.) ableist language=post or comment will probably get removed (enforced case by case, some comments will be removed and restored due to complex situations). repeated use of ableist language=banned from comm and possibly site depending on severity. properly tagged posts with CW can use them for the purposes of discussing them

2.) always assume good faith when dealing with a fellow nd comrade especially due to lack of social awareness being a common symptom of neurodivergence

2.5) right to disengage is rigidly enforced. violations will get you purged from the comm. see rule 3 for explanation on appeals

3.) no talking over nd comrades about things you haven't personally experienced as a neurotypical chapo, you will be purged. If you're ND it is absolutely fine to give your own perspective if it conflicts with another's, but do so with empathy and the intention to learn about each other, not prove who's experience is valid. Appeal process is like appealing in user union but you dm the nd comrade you talked over with your appeal (so make it a good one) and then dm the mods with screenshot proof that you resolved it. fake screenies will get you banned from the site, we will confirm with the comrade you dm'd.

3.5) everyone has their own lived experiences, and to invalidate them is to post cringe. comments will be removed on a case by case basis depending on determined level of awareness and faith

4.) Interest Policing will not be tolerated in any form. Support your comrades in their joy!

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Anybody else rarely feel strong emotions and feel the need to seem more emotional (hexbear.net)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Basically I don't experience yippie yay joys but I don't get sad or angry a lot either. I have things I like and dislike but I don't get internal reactions like "i hate this >:(" or "omg I love this sm :3" a lot, unless it's something integrated into me like really non-enjoyable thing. I sometimes feel silly and whimsy moods but I wouldn't feel like jumping in the air with my feet touching like a cartoon character, I'm just neutral idk

But somehow my facial expressions/tone are interpreted as hostile but I just think of myself having a long face and a monotone voice. I mean I do get annoyed but only if ppl insist that what they project onto me actually applies. I sometimes feel like I have to mask that aspect and say stupid catchphrases/be silly to be more palatable and it's turned into feeling the need to use emoticons or "unserious" language a lot so ppl don't get the wrong idea. It also plays into how ppl will laugh at me if I'm serious so I might as well just play the clown

Idk let me know what you think/experience down below very-smart

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago

Quite the opposite. My emotions are an overwhelming flood that drown me, and any way I express them is either unsatisfactory to me, unacceptable to others, or both (usually both)

[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago

So I would say my emotional range is a bit stunted so in that regard I feel similar to you. Mind you my baseline state is usually upbeat unless im in pain or something really bad just happened. The only time I ever was truly sad was during my depressive phase.

I smile a lot. Like even when I shouldnt smile. I find it hard to control it in fact. People sometimes think im laughing about them when in fact thats just my standard reaction to everything. Yes I even smile when I get bad news and can be quite chipper about it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

For me, it's one or the other. I'm either all of the emotion, or none of the emotion