They say:
-You can't be AuDHDer because you are "normal".
-We're all a little autistic/ADHD.
-You can't be AuDHDer because you are queer and trans and you had s3x with your partner.
And stuff like that.
But when I don't mask, when I show autistic and ADHD joy, when I stim, when they see my special interests, they say I'm "weird", "childish" or "stupid".
When I show my difficulties, when I need support, when I have repetitive and racing thoughts, they say I'm "picky", "selfish", "spoiled".
When I have a meltdown or a shutdown, they say I'm "mad".
When they know that I am neurodivergent, they say I'm "ill".
I'm not ill, mad, spoiled, selfish, picky, stupid, childish or weird.
AuDHD is a disability, difficulty, joy, special interests, hyperfocus, mood swings, hypersensitivity, etc...
AuDHD is not an illness.
