Re:What Does It Mean to Have a ‘Weird’ Brain in the Age of N...
by shrimpx on Friday April 01, 2022 @07:40PM
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I would say there are 3 tiers:
a) Your condition prevents you from being a functioning adult in society. You have to be in someone's care in order to function at a basic level.
b) You're a functioning adult in society but you (or others, or both) perceive your condition as a handicap that hurts areas of your life and needs to be fixed.
c) Your condition is a mixed bag and you perceive it as beneficial in many ways.
I'd say (a) is definite "disorder" territory, (c) is leaning into "diversity", and (b) is a gray area. It could be "diversity" if you choose to embrace it and live with it, or a "disorder" if you're set on keeping it at bay.
a) Your condition prevents you from being a functioning adult in society. You have to be in someone's care in order to function at a basic level.
b) You're a functioning adult in society but you (or others, or both) perceive your condition as a handicap that hurts areas of your life and needs to be fixed.
c) Your condition is a mixed bag and you perceive it as beneficial in many ways.
I'd say (a) is definite "disorder" territory, (c) is leaning into "diversity", and (b) is a gray area. It could be "diversity" if you choose to embrace it and live with it, or a "disorder" if you're set on keeping it at bay.