I hate that I can’t even talk about how my autism affects me without allistic people immediately assuming I’m using it as an excuse or accusing them of ableism. No you asshole, I’m literally just trying to provide context as to why I misunderstood you
not shifting related, but i wanted to draw and post this.
it’s my relationship with my neurotypical identity (mask)/neurotypical society, and then my relationship with my neurodivergent identity (audhd)/neurodivergent society.
the left/dark red one is the neurotypical identity/neurotypical society. the black one is me. and the rainbow one is my neurodivergent identity/neurodivergent society.
i feel like my neurotypical identity/neurotypical society is pulling me backwards, clinging onto me, trying to keep me neurotypical or convince me that i am neurotypical. and my neurodivergent identity/neurodivergent society is trying to pull me forwards, guiding me along, trying to free me from my mask and neurotypical society, and teach me to accept myself as truly neurodivergent.
and then there’s me in the middle, torn between self-doubt and acceptance. what if i am not neurodivergent the way i believe that i am? what if i am faking? what if i am neurotypical? i don’t quite fit there, though, and i don’t quite fit in with the neurodivergents. at least, that’s how i feel.
so, i’m being stretched out between the two, feeling colorless and out of place everywhere. which category do i fall into? which way to go? who do i go with?
i’m very torn most of the time, and this is how i feel. constantly out of place.
executive dysfunction and writers block is a deadly combo fr, i want to write so bad but i just cant get myself to do it. fellow audhd havers/writers please give me advice on how you guys break out of an executive dysfunction cycle