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How do you express your ADHD identity in speech?
When talking about it I say "I *am* autistic" (vs. having autism) because it's core to my identity, not some kind of ailment like the flu or burnout. But I'm struggling expressing this for ADHD. It doesn't feel right to say "somebody is ADH *disorder*". That sounds like an insult, not an expression of identity.
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Niamh Garvey
I have friends who say "I'm an ADHD-er"

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blue_led
Thanks to everyone for the answers! 💚 (need a rainbow heart emoticon 😄)
FWIW I went with "being neurodiverse" for the general case and "being an ADHD-er" for ADHD in particular for now.
Or rather "neurodivers sein" resp. "ADHSler sein" since I'm communicating with somebody in German, but as you can see it's pretty much the same as in English.

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blue_led
Just learned that the proper phrase is "being neurodivergent", not "being neurodiverse". Makes sense once I think about it. 😅
Hat tip to @melindrea for the pointer
https://neurodifferent.me/@melindrea/109712090792634180

Antonius Marie ⚧

2023-01-18 20:27:31


✨ Neurodivergent is not a synonym for autistic ✨

(and I recommend you read this essay by the originator of the term, since there's a lot of good example on how to, and how not to, use the term neurodivergent as well as neurodiverse)
https://neuroqueer.com/neurodiversity-terms-and-definitions/

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NEURODIVERSITY: SOME BASIC TERMS & DEFINITIONS • NEUROQUEER

Nick Walker, PhD I wrote "Neurodiversity: Some Basic Terms & Definitions" back in 2014. So far, of all the pieces I’ve written, this is the one that’s been most frequently cited in other people’s work (academic and otherwise).
Nick Walker (NEUROQUEER)
@Antonius Marie ⚧

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