neurodiverse
What is Neurodivergence?
It's ADHD, Autism, OCD, schizophrenia, anxiety, depression, bi-polar, aspd, etc etc etc etc
“neurologically atypical patterns of thought or behavior”
So, it’s very broad, if you feel like it describes you then it does as far as we're concerned
Rules
1.) ableist language=post or comment will probably get removed (enforced case by case, some comments will be removed and restored due to complex situations). repeated use of ableist language=banned from comm and possibly site depending on severity. properly tagged posts with CW can use them for the purposes of discussing them
2.) always assume good faith when dealing with a fellow nd comrade especially due to lack of social awareness being a common symptom of neurodivergence
2.5) right to disengage is rigidly enforced. violations will get you purged from the comm. see rule 3 for explanation on appeals
3.) no talking over nd comrades about things you haven't personally experienced as a neurotypical chapo, you will be purged. If you're ND it is absolutely fine to give your own perspective if it conflicts with another's, but do so with empathy and the intention to learn about each other, not prove who's experience is valid. Appeal process is like appealing in user union but you dm the nd comrade you talked over with your appeal (so make it a good one) and then dm the mods with screenshot proof that you resolved it. fake screenies will get you banned from the site, we will confirm with the comrade you dm'd.
3.5) everyone has their own lived experiences, and to invalidate them is to post cringe. comments will be removed on a case by case basis depending on determined level of awareness and faith
4.) Interest Policing will not be tolerated in any form. Support your comrades in their joy!
Further rules to be added/ rules to be changed based on community input
RULES NOTE: For this community more than most we understand that the clarity and understandability of these rules is very important for allowing folks to feel comfortable, to that end please don't be afraid to be outspoken about amendments and addendums to these rules, as well as any we may have missed
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I also have diagnosed audhd and have had sleep problems for as long as I can remember until literally around this time last year. It sucked when I was younger because nobody took me seriously when I told them I was having serious sleep issues. I have always had problems falling asleep and staying asleep. To make it worse, it felt like no matter how much sleep I got, I woke up feeling tired and poorly rested anyway.
To fix my problem, first I started limiting ANY drug usage (which includes caffeine and weed) to early afternoon at the latest. When it comes down to it, making these a part of a schedule makes anybody potentially mentally and physically reliant on them, and seeing as audhd predisposes people to extra vulnerability to becoming reliant on them, it’s no wonder I ended up becoming so dependent on them to stay awake/fall asleep. Second, I started taking vitamin D immediately when I wake up in the morning. I’ve also tried to limit phone usage, especially within an hour of trying to go to sleep. There are admittedly some nights that I just can’t put the damn thing down, and on those nights I inevitably end up sleeping worse. I don’t have the science to back it up, but I assume it’s the fact that while I would like to sleep, my chronically dopamine/serotonin deficient body is screaming at me to pick the dopamine/serotonin machine back up and scroll through my phone again. To help with this, the nights I feel I can’t put the phone away I try to do something that is more chill and has a set end, like doing all of the daily NYT puzzle games.
This combination of things has literally changed my life. Not only do I sleep through the night, which has been incredible, but I wake up most days feeling well rested. I am seldom tired during the daytime and very rarely feel the need to nap. Most shockingly, I never realized how overstimulated I was getting in everyday life just from being poorly rested. My tolerance for being in uncomfortable situations/environments is so much higher that I feel burnt out about 10% of the time I used to. It’s such an incredible difference that I thought I’d never experience after having lived my entire life simply believing I was bad at sleeping.