Why do some people on who generally put a lot of thought into their stances, and also have ADHD, not bother to learn anything about it and instead share their ableist takes everywhere as though they are an authority?
It makes me so tired! They pull out all the same ableist tropes we hear all the time as though it's new or insightful? Like pal, that's not your originality it's your internalised ableism and you're not "smarter" than everyone or edgy for refusing to deal with it.
I don't understand people who are committed to intellectual rigour in all other aspects of their lives but don't do any critical thinking about their own brain and just internalise everything one doctor told them once or try to claim ADHD isn't a real thing.
Btw not talking about people who disagree with me on things here. There are some really thoughtful people that hold stances very different to mine, and I love reading their reasoning- it deepens my own understanding of things and I often change my opinion bc of this.
I also totally get people venting about ADHD experiences, or people that are new to thinking about ADHD but earnestly trying to learn and engage with the community as they form their own opinions. I also get that people have flippant takes occasionally (myself included).
I'm talking about ADHDers who act as though people who are interested in ADHD and combatting ableism are cringe or naive. It sucks seeing people who take a lot of care with other topics draw on misinformation + assumptions, esp when you know impressionable people will listen.
Sorry this thread is probably overly harsh and I'll probably regret it and delete it but omg it frustrates me so
Fam this isn't about anyone I interact with on here, I'm so sorry! Just inspired by irl events and a few viral tweets I've seen recently. Promise this isn't a subtweet, I'm talking about people thst are intentionally dismissive ❤️❤️❤️
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