𝙉𝙤𝙖𝙝 𝙨𝙖𝙣𝙨 𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙛

You ever pause and think about how the label “high-functioning” that gets applied to #ActuallyAutistic, #AudHD, #ADHD, and other #neurodivergent folks is just sotto voce, “It’s way harder for you to do certain things than it is for other people and you’re pretty fantastic at keeping that struggle completely invisible to outside scrutiny.”

Some days I’m thankful for masking. Other days I wish I could just shine a spotlight and say, “See? I’m expending triathlon level energy just to accomplish what you can at a brisk walk.”

It’s a spectrum. Just because you’re not at the far point of that spectrum doesn’t mean that everything is sunshine, lemon drops, and rainbows.

Mar 13 at 4:08pmWeb
Show threadcaptain acab Mar 13
@monkeyninja I hate the "high functioning" and "low functioning" labels. the former is used to deny support and the latter is used to deny autonomy.
Show threadStahldameMar 13
@monkeyninja I'm still looking for a better description. The "you won't see if you don't look closely" is part of it, but I don't have a good second half.