sabreW4K3 ( sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al ) to NeurodivergenceEnglish · 9 days agoUsing ‘neurodivergent’ as a catch-all term is problematic – here’s whytheconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square21linkfedilinkarrow-up131
arrow-up131external-linkUsing ‘neurodivergent’ as a catch-all term is problematic – here’s whytheconversation.comsabreW4K3 ( sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al ) to NeurodivergenceEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square21linkfedilink
minus-squaregrey_maniac ( grey_maniac@lemmy.ca ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·9 days agoI tend to think of neurotypical as the slur. Insensitive, out of touch, ambiguous communicators with low empathy and a high tendency to conform and a low ability to perceive patterns, sensory signals, and systemic effects.
minus-squareVodulas [they/them] ( Vodulas@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 days agoI’ve never heard it used that way. I see it used more like cis and trans. Just a descriptor
minus-squareKwakigra ( Kwakigra@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 days agoAlso, moral flexibility which depends on being observed.
I tend to think of neurotypical as the slur. Insensitive, out of touch, ambiguous communicators with low empathy and a high tendency to conform and a low ability to perceive patterns, sensory signals, and systemic effects.
I’ve never heard it used that way. I see it used more like cis and trans. Just a descriptor
Also, moral flexibility which depends on being observed.