▲ 27 ▼ Using ‘neurodivergent’ as a catch-all term is problematic – here’s why (theconversation.com) submitted 1 month ago by sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to c/neurodivergence@beehaw.org 20 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] urthoughtsrbad@lemmy.zip -3 points 1 month ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ranandtoldthat@beehaw.org 10 points 1 month ago I personally dislike trying to lump so many different scenarios into one catch all term anyway. That's fine. I don't want to prescribe language for you to use. I find the term very useful myself. But to your other point, I'm truly remaining strong on holding the word. I remember when "queer" was a slur and when "gay" was an insult. Both have been solidly reclaimed. I don't think "neurodivergent' has entered that level yet, and I hope to help avoid that by keeping it normalized. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ranandtoldthat@beehaw.org 10 points 1 month ago I personally dislike trying to lump so many different scenarios into one catch all term anyway. That's fine. I don't want to prescribe language for you to use. I find the term very useful myself. But to your other point, I'm truly remaining strong on holding the word. I remember when "queer" was a slur and when "gay" was an insult. Both have been solidly reclaimed. I don't think "neurodivergent' has entered that level yet, and I hope to help avoid that by keeping it normalized. permalink fedilink source parent