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
This could basically be a checklist to determine "is this person not autistic"?
When are we going to reckon with the fact that job interviews are designed to keep the neurodiverse out?
full disclosure, i assume i am NT but i've not been evaluated and sometimes ND people describe their experiences in a way that resonates. and i tend to intuit ND people better than other NTs and i would say i have an awkward dry/deadpan sense of humor. so who the hell knows anymore.
anyway, this checklist is garbage. it's not even a good checklist for trying to find people who work well in a team doing some rando scut work. i would bomb this crap because at least 11 of these are a hard no, and i somehow always get glowing reviews in my "plays well with others" evaluation remarks everywhere i've worked. it's as though sincerity and decency are maybe what people actually want to work with, and not some mazda salesman who can look you in the eye, shake your hand, and talk you into a 60 month loan with 0% down and 0% financing for 6 months.
honestly, i suspect the people who come up with junk like this are consciously performing all these moves themselves because they legitimately are disagreeable people with underwhelming competency in the sort of basic resourcefulness, initiative, and personal integrity that inspires somebody with too much shit going on to say, "damn, i need some help around here."
it's like those people who have accumulated S-tier interviewing skills, but are pretty buttcheeks at whatever the job is and, if they get in the door, they are gonna try to manipulate and shirk their responsibilities onto others and introduce tension with their bullshit as a smokescreen. i've been on hiring panels for positions i would be collaborating with, and holy shit that's legitimately the only thing i'm ever trying to find out because those people make work worse for everybody.
Because you have shown that during the work, which is where it should really matter, and where you've had more than 30 minutes to interact with your colleagues and you know, do stuff. An interview is just a more elaborate vibe check for the company to gamble on whether they'll regret hiring you or not down the line, without having any actual evidence of how you perform doing the work.