#neurodiverse kids

[anylemontrees]

did anyone else as a child lie on tests screening for nuerodivergencies because they “didn’t want anyone to think i’m weird” because i think that might’ve been why it took me so long to figure out my diagnosis

[lesbian-disaster-academic]

i used to be so good at writing strong, thoroughly-researched, thoroughly-edited essays.

as a kid in hs, my teacher literally came up to me, holding my 40 page essay on the intersection of the European witch hunts and capitalism/exploitation/gender roles (it was supposed to be 7 pages...whoops) and went like "this is literally a master's-degree level thesis. what are you doing?? you could literally use this as your final dissertation in a master's program, what the fuck."

NOW??? NOW?? you'd think I'd be oh so skilled. but alas. i can barely piece together two ideas. adhd skill-regression is so so real. im SOBBING

[bli-o]

hey autistic people who get overwhelmed by large groups or noise or conversation or etc etc etc you’re not evil for wanting to leave a family gathering. just so you know.

[turns-out-its-adhd]

My therapist told me I am 'very self-aware' and I was like 'ok, and how do I make that stop?'

smbc-comics.com

[moonlit-typewriter]

Idk ‘bout y’all but the way I see it, Percy is acting exactly like a neurodivergent kid. Like, easily distracted, tendency to zone out or daydream, extremely quick to intense emotions (especially about things he’s passionate about), doesn’t always have the priorities most others would have, etc

We always see adhd in media as the hyper, all-over-the-place, in some ways careless character. And some ADHD is like that.

But seeing Percy not fitting into that specific ideal of adhd is gonna be important to a lot of kids who don’t see their neurodivergence represented

[chronicsymptomsyndrome]

Nobody is “too young” to be cynical or jaded or hate their life. There is no appropriate age for that. If someone is experiencing that at any age, their mental health is at risk. Doesn’t matter how young they are, or how easy their life seems. Just because existential dread didn’t hit you until later in life, doesn’t mean everyone else gets to be so lucky.

“You think life sucks now? Just wait until you’re grown” okay grandpa what if they don’t make it to adulthood? What if it gets worse until they only see one way out and they take it? Stop being dismissive. Stop forcing your problems onto young people and start taking them seriously about things. Period.

(Inspired by this post)

[xt0t4llys4n300x]

my family started complaining about today being trans visibility day, because today is easter and supposed to be to "worship the Lord not celebrate the sinners"

My grandma turned to me and said "I hope your happy" in a really ominous voice and then started fake crying while eating her eggs

[byyliss]

Late year of the dragon art! because im constantly procrastinating and taking way too long to draw.

Anyway, heres two cutie patooties, Mei and Ao Lie from LMK. Unfortunetly I cant find the series to watch for real on any streaming services in my country, so i watch it on youtube in like....character compilations.....and AMVs....

I love this series regardless

[my-autism-adhd-blog]

40-80% Of Autistic People Significantly Anxiety

Mrs Speechie P

[snakeautistic]

As overplayed as the undiagnosed gifted kid to burned out neurodivergent narrative is, I fall into it perfectly. I have complicated feelings on being labeled as ‘gifted’ and placed into various advanced classes as a kid. Being “smart” was (and still, is, honestly) a deep rooted part of my identity. Any turn of events that makes me feel unintelligent deeply shakes my self esteem.

I think this is particularly potent for ND people because we think in behave in such divergent ways that our differences are considered an extension of our giftedness. In our minds being intelligent is the one good thing we have. We’re often mocked or looked down upon for not fitting in, so our only security is academic achievement.

I’d think admittedly very nasty things about the classmates that would ostracize me as a child. “It doesn’t matter what they think, because I’m so much smarter than them, and they’ll end up failing at life while I succeed” It hurt a lot to be excluded and at times laughed at. Basically little me was just coping extremely hard.

It’s dangerous to attribute success, whether academically or monetarily, to worth, but it’s something almost everyone is prone to. And in a society not designed for neurodivergent people, it’s much harder to meet that definition of success.

So you fail. And then what? Those around you have been sending the you the same messaging all your life- the one part of you that is worth anything at all is not enough.

[raynedayys2]

A couple years ago everyone called me:

Quiet

Shy

Gifted

Mature

Independent

Sensitive

"A pleasure to have in class"

All those labels did was other me. I felt so alone & I never had a word to describe how I felt.

You can claim that "autism is a trend" or that I'm "just an attention seeker" but now I have a community of people who're just like me.

[sprinkleofquirk]

I was talking with my therapist about how I hadn’t realized as a kid that other kids would hang out outside of school for no reason. I thought birthday parties and school projects were the only reason to ever see anyone outside of school. Like you go to each other’s houses? Just because? To “hang out”???

I thought that was just something that teen movies made up

[aherowhowashappy]

people sometimes ask "oh, how'd you know you're neurodivergent?"

well you see susan, most people don't enjoy watching dozens of seasons of shows from the 2000s in which smart white guys get told they're wrong the whole episode, and then get proven right because they are, as previously stated, very smart.

[thescholarlystrumpet]

me: wow these artists are So talented! how did they get so GOOD?? my brain: practice. me [ignoring that): I mean the skill, the details! such clean lines....how?? my brain: practicing. they do it over and over again me: I could never be that good... guess I'll just stop... my brain: JFC

[theunderscorenoodle]

The way that if you're smart enough as a kid, you can accidentally convince every medical and educational professional that you'll never need support for anything ever, even when you grow up and are mentally collapsing!

:D

[bugflies00]

in the au wilbur doesn't understand why fundy's school wants to get the kid an autism screening. because when presented with the symptoms fundy's showing he's just like . Well no i do that and so does my little brother its just how we are its perfectly normal.The school psychologist just kinda looks at him like Sir