Logan Five ThousandI’m just curious, which category would you put yourself under?
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Neurodivergent
Neurotypical
I don’t know.
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@LoganFive @static completely unsurprised that neurotypical is at 0%. I expect you could asked a million people and still end up with the same result. No human believes they're typical.
Adam Williams@skribe @LoganFive @static It seems to me that "I don't know" should be much higher; as what % of the population has been evaluated?
Briala@static @skribe @LoganFive Yeah, this has been a thing all the way back to the Slashdot days; many people into 'tech' seem eager to classify themselves as divergent - or the equivalent lingo of the day; it used to be self-diagnosis of Aspergers.
This phenomenon would be an interesting research topic.
This phenomenon would be an interesting research topic.
@whitemice @skribe @LoganFive I've wondered on and off for years if I was neuro-divergent, but online quizzes were always inconclusive. So I never claimed it. And I've been a programmer for decades.
I get the feeling that self-diagnosed people who are actually ND can be hesitant to claim it. It usually didn't bring a lot of benefit to do so. Kind of still doesn't.
About 18 months ago I realized about half of the ADHD memes I saw I would react with "Hey! I'm like that! Oh..." So I went to my GP asking for an ADHD evaluation. The psychologist I saw was sure within half an hour. The psychiatrist I saw was sure within an hour. It's mild, but definite.
I now have tools to look at ND behaviour. I'm pretty sure I'm the only one in my team who is ND.
@static @whitemice @LoganFive yeah, never rely on online quizzes. Self-assessment is fraught with misdiagnosis. Consulting a trained professional (or six) usual delivers the most accurate results.