Neurotypical people don't understand mental disorders or neurodivergent people at all. If you're still a nice person and don't understand I'm not talking about you, I mean neurotypicals who read one article once and think they understand all mental health related things...

Those who just don't get it because they haven't gone through it, but listen to the neurodivergent people when talking about their symptoms or struggles, are awesome, keep being you. Those who try to tell me to exercise more and maybe I'll feel better can shut their mouths...

Exercise for some people MAY help them manage their symptoms, depending on what they have/are, but even for those people, they're still neurodivergent, you can't cure us no matter how hard you try, and you shouldn't want to, we're just as valid as you...

If you want to help me cope with my anxiety better by sharing grounding or coping methods? Great! I might already know them, but that's actually helpful, because not everyone will and that's an actually useful and considerate thing! ...

However if I hear one more person try to tell me I don't have adhd because I did a math sheet in two minutes one time, I'm going to flip a chair. It took me 19 years to get diagnosed because people see adhd as just the " hyper restless kid disorder" and it's not really even ...

Close to all adhd is. Adhd is actually much more than that, and I may make a separate thread on that later. Fun fact for you that's not actually fun at all, women with adhd usually don't get a diagnosis until much much later than a man would, because it presents slightly...

Different than in men. You aren't an expert on a disorder you don't have just because you know what the acronym stands for. That's not even mentioning the people who recognize you have it, but then tell you a symptom you experience isn't because of it.

My point here is stop assuming you know everything about a mental heath related condition? Disorder? (Not sure what word works best here but I digress) if you don't have it. Listen to neurodivergent people please and thank you!

Also as an ending note I want to say, stop using the r slur, don't support autism speaks, treat disabled people well, and holy shit STOP USING AUTISTIC AS AN INSULT

If I have to make a whole thread on how autism isn't caused by vaccines, autistic people do NOT NEED CURED, and how ableist you might be without knowing it, I will. If you're autistic reading this thread by chance...

Hello I love you, you're doing great. If no one else let you know that I will, because you are! You aren't a burden, you are absolutely worthy of love and all things good, and if you ever need a friend or to rant, I'm here!

Also if anyone has a disorder etc. I touch base on, and this goes for anything I post and I get something wrong, let me know! I will correct it if that happens Stay safe everyone!