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Okay guys when do we stop pretending that normal things are related to having ADHD/autism. 😭
11 upvotes, 5 comments. Yik Yak image post by Anonymous in Neurodivergent. "Okay guys when do we stop pretending that normal things are related to having ADHD/autism. 😭"
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Anonymous 11w

Today I saw someone say that having mental tricks for math (ie 9x7 is 10x7-7 = 70-7 = 63) was an adhd and autism thing. We were literally taught them in school 😭

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Anonymous 11w

dawg they're just saying they're autistic and happened to see where things were heading (prior to most people based on their description), they weren't diagnosing themselves off of knowing history

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Anonymous 10w

this is kinda mean for no reason

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 11w

I never said they diagnosed themselves? Why did you assume that? My point was that pattern recognition is not a skill that is unique to people with autism and ADHD lol. Everything does not relate to autism or ADHD, and personally I feel it’s harmful to pretend like random things do because it takes away from the actual symptoms and struggles that come with these diagnoses.

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 10w

I explained above why I feel like this kind of behavior is harmful.

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