I guess that’s my point. I agree with you. ASD make up a large portion of ND. I don’t personally like the ND identity even with an ADHD diagnosis (and have quite obvious symptoms when off my meds).

The reason I don’t like it is because if you use it as an identity, suddenly my experience needs to be accepted by everyone. I need the medicine to function in this society. To appear as a functioning adult. If I just said to people “Im neurodivergent” and expect them to handle my lengthy train of thought and wild imagination I would probably not have a job.

It isn’t race, ethnicity, a sexuality or gender - that is an identity that affects no one regardless of occupation or status except the individual. Neurodivergent disorders affect you, your family, your friends, your employer, your customers, your classmates, etc.

Oh, hey, see now that is something I may be able to do. Instead of following the stated answer of least resistance, keep a mind out for a question on that path.

That’s good advice, but my problem is that my line of thought is connected to every other line of thought. It’s quite the task to know where an answer to a question ends.

Black and white thinking is pretty common in ASD though isn’t it?

That doesn’t make any sense. Yes, I have ADHD and not ASD, so yes I have a slightly easier time with social interactions, but NT don’t lie or avoid direct language. They try to minimize the harm of their words.

That’s like me stating that ND people lack empathy, and they are insulting because they don’t care about the other person’s feelings.

I’m surprised they haven’t already. They have said things like calling this extremism etc.

Unfortunately, that may backfire worse than they think it will. The moment they identify supporters of what he did as terrorists, then a lot more people suddenly become immune to further propaganda towards terrorism.

The smart thing for them would have been to shut up about it.

Engineers tend to be less accepting of the “debate and theory” part of science and more of the “analyze and act” part.

As in, the debate is stupid, the theory is that the rich have fucked us all, now let’s see what we can do immediately to make it work.

Fight porn is not what I was hoping for, yet not exactly disappointed in the result.

Wait hold on.

Are you saying NT lie all the time or ND lie all the time?

Because neither of those is true?

Or if it is, it explains my ex a whole lot better

While I’m hesitant to defend any practice by UHC, ABA isn’t without an enormous butt load of criticisms and controversy.

The biggest problem being is that it encourages masking behavior, which is associated with increased suicide risk (among other things).

I can see where limiting it would be beneficial, but I strongly suspect they aren’t doing it for altruistic purposes. That is the part that bothers me.

Yes - but more importantly, I am so happy reading the rest of the comments here: I’ve truly found my people.

Destabilize?

No, this is far worse. Big banks will just take your money. Credit Unions? I have no fucking idea.

I also can’t just walk into my bank and pull out $10k without raising all sorts of questions and concerns.

Jesus fuck.

Medicare for all is so easy too.

Like literally just adding “for all” to the existing system.

And nixing health insurance companies. It’s a win win!