It's like describing a dog to someone who's never seen a dog. And then asking them to draw it.

I have that!

So! Here’s some awareness from yours truly!!

We are people just like you

We are statistically more likely to be harmed than to do harm

Not all of us are overt, there’s a good chance you have talked to and maybe even been friends with a schizophrenic without knowing!

There’s more schizophrenia spectrum disorders than just schizophrenia, such as schizoaffective personality disorder

“Schizo” is considered an offensive term by many schizophrenics and some even consider it a slur against us, if you aren’t schizospec yourself please try to avoid using it (as well as “psycho” for psychosis!)

Similarly, the recently common “quirky” online phrases “delulu”, “schizoposting”, “I’m so delusional” (without actually having a delusion), etc are also very offensive! We aren’t a joke!

Not all of us hallucinate or have delusions. There’s more symptoms than just those 2 and the schizophrenia diagnostic criteria doesn’t even necessarily require either of them to be present

We can sometimes know we’re having a delusion while still experiencing the delusion, it’s called double bookkeeping

We deserve rights and bodily autonomy (that includes to not be forcefully drugged and locked up without our consent!!!)

please remember us when talking about neurodiversity. ocd, dyslexia, dyscaculia, personality disorders, tourettes, intellectual disabilities, schizo-spec disorders, etc. all fall under neurodiversity.

please stop saying neurodivergent when you mean "autism and adhd."

Neurodiversity is the idea that humans as a species developed diverse brains. You can compare it to the term biodiversity. Human neurodiversity includes everybody. Including people who are "neurotypical."

Neurodivergent was coined by Kassiane Asasumasu in the 90s specifically because "neurodiversity" was being used to refer only to autistic brains and she was frustrated and wanted a more inclusive word. She regularly comments on the fact that all mental health conditions are included, as well as physical neurological conditions like epilepsy. It's about brains that diverge from the typical.

Someone with absolutely no mental health/neurological/developmental conditions is still included in neurodiversity, and someone with depression is neurodivergent.

An individual can't be neurodiverse by themselves because on an individual level there is no diversity.

A little reminder that Baldur's Boudoir zine is out and i'm in it! With you'd never guess which characters https://bsky.app/profile/baldursboudoir.bsky.social/post/3mpwoqmsxe226

canon is what happens in the text. e.g. merlin tries to poison morgana

a headcanon is a fact that you have personally made up as an elaboration of canon. it is your invention. e.g. i think morgana and gwen had a teenage lesbian situationship before the events of canon. or, i think modern morgana would love evanesence.

an interpretation is how one reads the existing text. it is not an invented fact nor is it a headcanon, it is a reading. e.g. i think merlin tries to poison morgana out of misplaced self-hatred. or, i think that one line was delivered with suppressed malice and shows a nuanced relationship.

fanon is the general fandom’s accepted headcanons and interpretations that elaborate or recontextualize canon. e.g. merlin is a badass waif and morgana is a bitch.