@AvaBuffa@Brien_Jackson Obviously why I said that psychiatrists should be part of this convo as executive dysfunction is a real phenomenon and symptom. You’re dumbing this down to dismiss it.
@cattywumpiss@angryaboutbikes I’d say it’s EQ and it generally isn’t extended to disabilities. Especially in an environment valuing individualism and ”productivity.” Everything gets correlated to making excuses when it many a times is just an acknowledgment of one’s difficulties.
@AvaBuffa@Brien_Jackson So I understand that as straying from the actual topic at hand. I have seen very few use it as an excuse, but rather accept but still ofc mourn the consequences of their time blindness
@AvaBuffa@Brien_Jackson The whole discussion is about symptoms that simply can’t be discussed between people who aren’t diagnosed and/or aren’t psychiatrists. The ”dumbing down” is the attempt to frame time blindness, executive dysfunction, etcetera, as choices out of laziness-
@xMis0_x It’s also the craziest to believe psychiatrists & doctors just pathologized ”laziness” and not that it’s a documentable phenomenon that these neurodevelopmental disorders are not just jargon terms with no real impact.
@lilybelllesbian If these things could be controlled you could bet your life savings I’d choose to never experience or act out the stressors nor symptoms of my disorders. An awareness in what can happen isn’t an ignorance in how to lessen these symptoms. They’re outside of ”thoughts” control.
@AlexArborist I personally (ADD, ASD) make effort to be on time, and am rarely late unless something is impulsively planned that same day.
It’s still a disorder that is misunderstood, and it is not chosen. It’s highly stressful to not be able to time things you habitually do.
@AlexArborist I feel like it MAINLY being considered an ”attention deficit” (& rarely dwelled deeper) is what makes people take it less seriously, all things considered. It’s a disorder that - if left unmedicated - can even increase the risk of neurodegenerative disorders, such as dementia.
@lilbernadette@AlexArborist I agree to an extent, but wether someone gets to a maladaptive coping strategy or a healthier one isn’t always left up to an active or fully informed choosing.
Environment and available resources often have a huge play in how someone copes, often ruled out by circumstances.