Hey Pandas, What Is The Hardest Part About Being Non-Neurotypical? (Closed)

(OCD and ADHD for me).

How long it has taken to know that and be diagnosed. My ENTIRE life could have been different. I’m angry that for 40 years I’ve been told I’m lazy, stupid, inattentive, lack drive, have no ambition.

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Donglens

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Huddo's sister 1 year ago

My mum only recently got a diagnosis too! She's 60. Now so much makes sense!

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People are like, “why are you so weird” then you tell them your neurodivergent and they’re like, “but you’re so normal”

Also, they never take you seriously once you tell them.

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Grudge-holding Treefrog

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Vermonta 1 year ago

I'm just quirky like that is my reply

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People complaining that they are expected to behave differently than they normally would without realizing we do this almost every second of our life.

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Sam KW

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The fakers!

As someone with ADHD, when someone says “I’m so adhd!” It pains me.
I have also seen many other disorders that have been faked, it’s not “quirky”, it’s just dumb

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Unnamed Hooman

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Vermonta 1 year ago

I don't tell people. some figure it out some just think I'm "quirky" or hear the beat of a different drum. I don't owe an explanation to anyone

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having to face neurotypical expectations and just work through it even though it's so hard

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rice flour (she/her)

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Huddo's sister 1 year ago

I feel this! Having to explain constantly why certain parts of the job are harder for me, because of high staff turnover, is frustrating.

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I have ADHD, anxiety and autism and I have an IEP (individual education plan) for school that says I get a reduced workload but I am not sure how many of my teachers take it seriously.

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Mermeow Overlord (she/they)

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Mermeow Overlord (they/them) (Submission author) 1 year ago

The past year has been so stressful.

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Airports…! I’m on high alert due to anxiety (not the usual routine, fear of cancelled flights, etc) and these ☠️☠️ announcements… "remember, if you see a piece of unattended luggage, blah blah blah… last call for passenger Van Der Dutch for the Amsterdam flight… blah blah blah…" just make it worse.

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Jackie Warner

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◦•●◉ 𝒮𝒽𝓎 𝒟𝓇𝒶𝑔𝑜𝓃 (𝓈𝒽𝑒/𝒽𝑒𝓇) ◉● 1 year ago

Once I was going to fly back home from holiday with my dad and he had to use the bathroom. He said he would be longer because… you know and I waited with the luggage on some seats. There were three announcements and every time I heard the noise of it starting I got scared that the flight would start boarding or leave or something. 💀💀💀💀💀💀

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Patience

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Vermonta

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Mr Old School Cool 1 year ago

I have no time for patience. Seriously

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TV shows and movies featuring characters with ☆mysterious and undefinable problems disorder☆ being treated like puzzles for showing the same symptoms that I show every day. They're not an impossible enigma, they're neurodivergent lol.

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