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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No caffeine in the afternoon was unbelievably huge for me. I have always felt that I had a high tolerance for caffeine, but realized that this doesn’t necessarily mean all parts of the body processing it are equally tolerant. It turns out that no matter how much I consume, it takes my body AT LEAST 9 hours to fully process it. I’ve experimented with it over the past year while trying to get my sleep under control, and it turns out that if I want to be asleep by 11, I can’t have a drop of caffeine after 2pm, not even with something like green tea. I may still even feel tired when 11 rolls around, but my body just won’t let me sleep. But in the mornings? I can have cold brew after cold brew until about noon with zero impact to me later in the day. After I figured this out, I spent a while despairing about how much sleep I must have lost in my life just because I wanted an afternoon coffee or tea lmao
A few years ago my body decided to start processing caffeine as if I were a corpse in need of revitalization lol also had to learn the hard way how my body was handling it and that it could keep me up late if I wasn't careful