#neurodiversity challenges

[but-first--tea]

I need to stop trying to talk to people on tumblr. What I think is friendly and helpful does not seem to be perceived as friendly or helpful. What I think my words mean and what other people think those same words mean does not align. Yes, I'm aware this means there is a high probability that I have undiagnosed autism. This is extremely common in those assigned female at birth, who do not present symptoms of many things the same as those assigned male at birth, autism and ADHD included, and frequently go most or all of their lives without understanding why things that seem easy for others are so damn difficult for them, much less get an actual diagnosis. The fact that the people I get along with most easily have already been diagnosed with it probably should have been my first clue.

I know it's not an excuse, I know it's a reason I need to try harder. But I don't feel social media is an appropriate place for me to do that.

This isn't a vent, I am not blaming anyone else, and I'm not making this post as a means of seeking sympathy or encouragement. It's just an explanation for the following change I have decided to make:

From here forward I am going to limit this blog to posting pretty pictures and reblogging other pretty pictures. This has a much higher track record of sharing enjoyment and uplifting spirits, which is all I actually want to do.

Please don't yell at me if I've socially mistepped by making this post or if you're upset by my phrasing of anything. I am already exhausted, and I've tried my best. Just block me and let it go. Or just don't worry about it since I won't be talking on this blog anymore anyway. You'd be beating a dead horse.

I can still be reached via Discord for those who still wish to take the risk of interacting with me despite all of the above.

My sincere apologies to anyone I have upset in the past by seeming condescending when trying to convey information that I mistakenly thought would be helpful. I promise I won't do it again.

[hughestism]

neurodivergent people are not immune to being ableist

you as a neurodivergent person are not immune to being ableist

edit: if you use this post to harass someone, i will report you

[my-autism-adhd-blog]

The “Spectrum”

Autisticality

[ohara-n-brown]

Am I the only one that feels like NTs HATE saying 'I don't know.'

You will not believe the amount of times I'll ask a basic objective question about a situation and they'll give me an answer, only for later the answer to be completely wrong. And then when I ask them why they would give me wrong information - they say 'I just guessed.'

I didn't ask you for your guess. I asked for the information. If you didn't have the information don't just GUESS. Say 'I don't know.'

I feel like NT don't realize that WRONG information is worse than no information.

If I want to know when an event will end and you say '5pm' - I'm going to be mentally prepared for 5pm. And if it DOESN'T end then, not only will I be out of energy, but I'll be irritated and confused because I'm in an unfamiliar situation with NO INFORMATION

Had you just told me 'I don't know what time it ends' instead of GUESSING 5, then I would've prepared for the worse. But now I have to literally rearrange everything in my head and talk myself down from meltdown cause I was given inaccurate information and also I thought I was going home.

But they act instead like saying I don't know is a moral failure.

My father used to yell at me all the time to not say 'I don't know.'

He'd always demand I figure it out and come up with SOMETHING no matter how uninformed or vague and that's how you have NTs walking around feeling like it's a crime to admit they simply don't know something

and instead they'll just shamble something together and hope that's good enough regardless of whether in the information is actually helpful or correct.

IT'S SO ANNOYING. JUST SAY YOU DON'T KNOW.

Stop guessing and giving me WRONG information because it only makes the situation worse and more confusing. Say you don't KNOW. It's FINE.

[mashpotatoequeen]

Suddenly terribly consumed by the need to see POC versions of some of the other TMBS characters. Particularly a Black Mr. Benedict. I think a Black Mr. Benedict would be a beautiful thing.

[destiny-in-the-universe]

Alriiighttt, I need the motivation to do a thing so,

If this gets at least ten notes, I will apply to at least five jobs tomorrow. I’m browsing job agencies and whatnot tonight but adulting is a mess and I’m at that stage where I almost want to give up. Just someone help me please?

The more notes it gets, the more I’ll put into my job hunting. So!

Let’s see what you can do!

[dysgeographica]

what’s dysgeographica?

dysgeographica, also known as developmental topographical disorientation, is a form of neurodivergence in which a person has difficulty creating mental maps, orienting themselves or a location in space, and navigating from place to place.

some common symptoms of dysgeographica include:

getting lost easily, even in one's own neighborhood or other extremely familiar locations

difficulty memorizing even simple or frequently traveled routes

no internal compass (i.e. no sense of which way one is facing or if one has been turned around)

no sense of where familiar locations are in relation to each other

difficulty making a mental map of a building or area's layout

uncertainty about which direction a location is in, even if one knows how to get there

complete reliance on GPS navigation while traveling

rigidly following one familiar route to get somewhere, even if a better route may be available

anxiety around driving a car due to lack of confidence in one's ability to navigate as the driver

is dysgeographica just a poor sense of direction?

while many people struggle to read maps or navigate unfamiliar places, being dysgeographic means struggling with very familiar locations as well as unfamiliar ones, potentially getting lost in one's own neighborhood or workplace.

additionally, while someone who just has a poor sense of direction will generally still be able to move through the world and perform daily life activities with little to no added difficulty or distress, dysgeographic people will often find that their difficulty navigating makes day-to-day functioning more difficult (e.g. being late to work regularly due to getting lost, not being able to drive a car or travel alone).

is dysgeographica part of adhd/autism/etc?

it is possible to have dysgeographica with comorbid autism, adhd, dyslexia, dyscalculia, dyspraxia, etc. it's also possible to experience dysgeographic symptoms as secondary to one of those (e.g. having trouble navigating due to adhd inattention).

that being said, dysgeographica is not inherently connected to any other form of neurodivergence, and can be the only neurodivergence someone has. you don't need to be diagnosed with anything else to have dysgeographica.

is dysgeographica a disability?

yes, dysgeographica is a neurodevelopmental disability.

it is not, however, recognized as such by the DSM or ICD, despite research showing evidence of its existence and the impact it can have on people's lives. that doesn’t mean it’s not a real disability — what it does mean is that it can be very difficult (if not impossible) to get accommodations.

while dysgeographica would most likely not be categorized as a specific learning disability, it does have some overlap with dyscalculia and dyslexia, and can be considered a “cousin” of the specific learning disabilities much in the same way as dyspraxia.

[aikya-kat-44]

[dandelionjack]

haven’t seen the ‘jesus christ was autistic’ take before. might need to take a step back and recalibrate so that i can integrate this information into my system of coordinates but it makes so much sense

[newwwwprompts]

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[raffaellopalandri]

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[my-autism-adhd-blog]

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[wishbrightdreams]

My Life Improvement and Hyper-Fixation’s Diary!

Hiya dreamers! My name is Wishbrightdreams (you can call me Shine though), and welcome to my blog. Here I will post updates on my life improvement journey along with things on manifestation, neurodiversity, and random fandom obsessions I have. I will also post and link resources I will find on the internet to share with you in hopes of it helping you on your own life improvement journey’s. I feel like we can all help keep each other accountable, but still celebrate any little or big wins that we have while making friends along the way! This is a positive neurodivergent blog!

I am still a new active Tumblr blogger, so please keep in mind that I’m still learning how to properly use Tumblr as an actual blog. ����

What You Will Find Here:

* Weekly/Monthly updates on my manifestation journey, and my manifestation routines.

* Monthly goals and mood boards to keep me focused and consistent

* Weekly reflections on my life improvement goals, how my week went and what I could improve on for next week

* Resources on various life improvement tools I find across the internet

* Posts about my favourite obsessions

[lesliepoet]

Navigating life with chronic illness and disability, I confront the weight of internalized shame and societal expectations. This personal journey explores resilience, grief, and self-acceptance in the face of overwhelming challenges, inviting readers to redefine success and find meaning in struggle

[dysgeographica]

This blog is the first im hearing of this. Do you know anything about telling the difference between this and aphantasia?

basically, aphantasia is about not being able to visualize while dysgeographica is about not being able to navigate. those two things can overlap — namely, an aphantasic person and a dysgeographic person might share the inability to visualize mental maps. but that’s just the middle of the venn diagram.

so an aphantasic person won’t only be unable to visualize mental maps, they’ll be unable to visualize anything at all, while a dysgeographic person could have an incredibly vivid visual imagination when it comes to everything else. and a dysgeographic person will likely struggle with aspects of navigation other than mental maps, while an aphantasic person could be able to navigate just fine without actually seeing the mental map in their head.

obviously, these are generalizations, but it should give you an idea of the differences between the two.

i also wouldn’t be surprised if dysgeographica is related to aphantasia, though, given the overlap between the two. i know there’s evidence of a connection between dysgeographica and prosopagnosia for a similar reason — they both affect a person’s ability to create visual representations in their head, whether it be places or faces — so i can see aphantasia also being related in that way.

generally speaking, though, if you’re trying to identify which one you’re experiencing, i think the two basic questions to ask are “do you have trouble with visualization when it comes to things other than maps/places?” and “do you struggle with aspects of navigation other than seeing the maps/places in your head?”

i hope that helps!

[danielsarmand]

no one:

me: google search can i be autistic if i'm good at customer service