It's ADHD, Autism, OCD, schizophrenia, anxiety, depression, bi-polar, aspd, etc etc etc etc
“neurologically atypical patterns of thought or behavior”
So, it’s very broad, if you feel like it describes you then it does as far as we're concerned
1.) ableist language=post or comment will probably get removed (enforced case by case, some comments will be removed and restored due to complex situations). repeated use of ableist language=banned from comm and possibly site depending on severity. properly tagged posts with CW can use them for the purposes of discussing them
2.) always assume good faith when dealing with a fellow nd comrade especially due to lack of social awareness being a common symptom of neurodivergence
2.5) right to disengage is rigidly enforced. violations will get you purged from the comm. see rule 3 for explanation on appeals
3.) no talking over nd comrades about things you haven't personally experienced as a neurotypical chapo, you will be purged. If you're ND it is absolutely fine to give your own perspective if it conflicts with another's, but do so with empathy and the intention to learn about each other, not prove who's experience is valid. Appeal process is like appealing in user union but you dm the nd comrade you talked over with your appeal (so make it a good one) and then dm the mods with screenshot proof that you resolved it. fake screenies will get you banned from the site, we will confirm with the comrade you dm'd.
3.5) everyone has their own lived experiences, and to invalidate them is to post cringe. comments will be removed on a case by case basis depending on determined level of awareness and faith
4.) Interest Policing will not be tolerated in any form. Support your comrades in their joy!
Further rules to be added/ rules to be changed based on community input
RULES NOTE: For this community more than most we understand that the clarity and understandability of these rules is very important for allowing folks to feel comfortable, to that end please don't be afraid to be outspoken about amendments and addendums to these rules, as well as any we may have missed
Figured would toss these on here as I'm both lazy and a disaster, but here you go (these are ancient history fwiw, when I was 9). Shouldn't have any triggering/sad shit (didn't screenshot, basically) but may as well share 9 year old me's glorious basedness:
First comments is understandable for any child of yer age
Second comment is adorable, on yer fascination with Pandas. Honestly, you can't go wrong with them.
Though, Idk why you'd wanna be a pokemon at that age lmao
self-relatability
At that age, I also had an animal fascination, particularly for Great White SharksThird comment, with the therapist "how come you always say something about you", I think you probably improved with give-and-take in mutual convos, but I'm pretty sure a kid wouldn't get that right away
Fourth comment: now relatable, I find myself somehow struggle to follow directions, much to my frustration, and I don't have much social interaction as I want to
Fifth comment - wow, you seem quite the opposite compared to me, at that age, when it comes to school subjects interest
Sixth comment
Priorities!
Besides that minor thing, wow, you are quite the brat at that age, lmao
Last comment, on restricted range of interests
(why?)
wow extra homework, huh
Wow you might be in quite the shambles, for this
I never really understood linking, for example, math questions to cookies or, in this case, panda bears to that matter, but if that works, okay