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✨ 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)
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I've been thinking that people who are neurodivergent but aren't autistic (or an ADHDer) are treated similarly to how asexual and aromantic people are treated within the queer community (generally ignored).

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Wendy
Not sure if I have understood correctly- I am tired after a full on day- some of us are neurodivergent in many areas as are my children. Part of the issue is that these other areas are self identified. Nowhere to go and get a full set of diagnosises.
Also many autistics are part of the LGBTQi+ community.
That makes my family????🤷🏼‍♀️
I will settle for ‘interesting’ though maybe ‘ignored’ would be easier at times.

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NOW AT RIVER@CHAI.KIBBUTZ.GAY
The fact that you're responding with the acronym "LGBTQI" and leaving out the "A" kinda makes the point of the person you're responding to.

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wruffian
this is sorta why i end up just using the word queer as a catch-all for anyone who doesn't conform to the norms. people are already well-aware of gender queer and sexuality queer, but there's also neuro queer. all aspects of queer.

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Mike
I've always thought "queer" was used as a slur.

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wruffian
reclaimed. many slurs are just good words that reactionaries have laden with extreme bad emotion. or that they have misapplied. for example, the word faggot is a reference to burning at the stake. anyone who thinks queer people deserve suffering because they're queer, is a..

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Frances Larina
Um, they did use "LGBTQi+". That's normally interpreted as shorthand for the entire not- allocishet universe?

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Susan60
Thanks for sharing this (a while ago!).

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