#processing disorders

[purplebehittindifferent]

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[lore-gore]

When we say make theatre more accessible, we don't just mean for physically disabled people but mentally disabled people as well.

Allowing actors to step aside and process a direction is just as important as putting in ramps.

I say this as someone who who was made to feel guilty for asking for time to process a big change because "if a director tells you to do it, you do it." But I couldn't do it. I was freezing up. I was unable to perform. I'm not being stubborn or disrespectful. I. Am. Disabled. And I need to be accommodated.

[thegreatspacehobo]

I want to share something. In school, everyone just assumes you know what counterclockwise means once you knew what a clock was. From kindergarten, no one explained to me how to apply this practically. They assumed, why wouldn't you know?

Well as someone with ADHD, dyslexia, and just a general processing disorder.... I never did. So I felt stupid and frustrated, I had to develop a little cheat sheet that half the time just didn't work.

I always felt embarrassed and like I was stupid when someone casually thrown out the instruction oh just go counterclockwise.

Then my step dad was teaching me how to change a tire... and I got a bit confused when he told me to turn counterclockwise.

And I got upset, which just makes all this even harder. But he didn't get upset or make a thoughtless comment, or make me feel stupid that I am a grown ass adult and got confused at the basic direction of counterclockwise.

He told me, it's okay, take a breath. Look at the tire, picture a clock, you see how the hands tick away? Right, right, right. Now just take that imagine, and make it go in reverse. That's counterclockwise.

He turned counterclockwise from a word into a solid visualization.

Simple, obvious, why would you need to explain that?

But it changes my life. It gave me a tool to understand these things that seem a given for everyone else. But sometimes you need it explained in the way your brain works. That's what my step dad said to me anyway.

[nightinghoul]

Sometimes I just feel droopy, even though I took my meds. I'm not depressed. My body is just at rest without my consent.

There are times I feel angry that I was overlooked growing up. There are times I wish I had been diagnosed. That I wish I had been tutored. Times I wish I would have had accommodations.

I get angry, wondering what I could have become. I get angry with anyone who ever told me I didn’t want things enough. I get sad, sitting inside my body that won't move, wondering what I could have become in that one bright moment when I was able bodied.

I try to just let it go. I do what I can right now with what I have. I'm grateful for all the support I have. Grateful I still have my mind. Grateful that I am myself. I tell myself, what I could have been might have been amazing. But what I was was good enough. And what I am is changing.

[zombblehh]

Shout out to the autistic who’s abilities have regressed as they’ve gotten older.

“You didn’t used to be like this when you were a kid.” I know please don’t remind me

[lockhartandlych]

[autism-affirmations]

raise your hand if youve been personally victimized by noise

[skulandcrossbones]

wikipedia article on human senses for definitions and clarification

[transgender-png]

fuck it. shout out to "high functioning" neurodivergents

the ones who can mask easily, the ones who can get social cues, the ones who have managed to go most of their life not even knowing they were ND because they didn't present as the stereotypical ND person.

the ones who can pay attention in class, understand social etiquette, who understand societial expectations

the ones who don't feel neurodivergent enough bc they don't struggle in the same ways/areas a lot of NDs do, or they can't relate to other NDs' experiences because they always understood these things easily

the ones with high empathy, the ones who DO get the joke, the ones who are constantly told that they can't possibly be neurodivergent because they don't act like what you'd expect a neurodivergent person to act like.

you are neurodivergent enough. you are valid, and so are your experiences. not struggling as much as others do in some places doesn't mean you dont struggle at all. your condition and diagnosis is valid. your symptoms are valid. YOU ARE VALID. not checking all the supposed boxes doesn't mean you aren't neurodivergent. you are enough. you are valid. you are loved. you are valued. you matter. you belong in neurodivergent spaces, you deserve to use whatever resources are available to you, you are allowed to take up space in these communities. and i am so, so proud of you.

feel free to, and actually, i encourage you to reblog this with your experiences. we belong in this community as much as anyone else. please also tag this w/ any neurodivergent conditions i may have forgotten 💙

since this is getting lots of notes I'd like to add, even if you're undiagnosed or maybe self diagnosed, for whatever reason, (i.e. can't get access to a diagnosis, not being taken seriously, or just not wanting an official diagnosis, etc.) this still applies to you. actually especially to you folks. don't think for a second you're not valid just bc you don't have the paperwork or whatever to say it

[tenobelisk]

I want all phone calls through smartphones to include a bloody whiteboard so i can type and draw when i need to clarify numbers and spellings and emphasis. Jesus shit.

I know, i know; protocol changes are expensive, its a minority issue, phonetics are a thing and so on. If we could send interwebs through phone signals and power lines we could make it happen.

[autiebiographical]

Audio processing disorders aren't just delayed processing. Sometimes it's just not comprehending what the person said at all.

[aitadjcrazytimes]

[chaoticautie]

As someone who is somewhat of a “veteran” of the online ND community, I’m disappointed in the lack of positivity and love for lesser known diverse cognitive conditions, and the opposing abundance of posts about “cures” or outdated criteria or treatments for those conditions. So, without further ado, I want to say hello to anyone with any of the disorders I’m listing, and give them the love and support that hardly anyone else in our community has… Shoutout to:

People with Down syndrome

People with Fragile X

People with William’s syndrome

People with dyslexia

People with dyspraxia

People with dyscalculia

People with dysgraphia

People with Prader-Willi syndrome

People with PANS or PANDAS

People with aphasia

People with a TBI (traumatic brain injury)

People with chronic/early onset mental illnesses

People with cerebral palsy

People with FASD or were otherwise disabled via other substances in utero

And many, many more I may have forgotten to list (but still support and love, I will add more to my list)

You are all beautiful and wonderful, and you all deserve so more love, appreciation, acceptance and support. You are just as neurodiverse as the rest of us, and your voices deserve to be heard and amplified.

I love you all ❤️

[anexperimentallife]

[invisiblefoxfire]

Got some accessibility feedback for the creators of my nervous system:

"Tired" feels way too much like "depressed," leads to insomnia and chronic fatigue. Needs tweaking so these two signals are more distinct for players with sensory processing disorder.

Similarly, "hungry" feels too much like "enraged," please adjust so bystanders don't wind up getting shouted at.

"Thirsty" is straight-up too weak and not obvious enough. I'd recommend reworking this one from the ground up. Thirst is a critical mechanic, even more than hunger, and it NEEDS to be obvious at all times or the player will be constantly debuffed without knowing why.

Background volume of the world is simply too loud, leading to confusion (unable to distinguish important foreground sounds from background ambience) and ear pain. Ideally you should have built it from the ground up with the levels in mind, but even just having separate volume sliders for different types of sound would go a long way to alleviating this.

Bones itch. I have no idea how to fix this one but please investigate.

[zombblehh]

Shout out to neurodivergent people who’ve had to change their dream career path because of their neurodivergence.

I see you. I’m with you.