Category: sidenote
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AuDHD is its own category
«People diagnosed with both autism and ADHD represent a distinct clinical entity,» (and therapeutic approaches for them) «need to simultaneously address both conditions — and consider how having both conditions also results in unique challenges.»
— Geraldine Dawson, cited in «Genome scan spots common variant differences between autism and ADHD» by Charles Q. Choi about «Identification of shared and differentiating genetic architecture for autism spectrum disorder, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and case subgroups.» (Mattheisen et al., 2022)
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«They glorify suffering, pain, disability»
«[…] They glorify suffering, pain, disability. As if Pain is some holy furnace. Purifying us for a higher purpose.
Which means, if we can’t do circus monkey tricks like Rainman… or Greta Thunberg? Well, then… we’re not role models. We’re not cheap inspiration. We’re just, ya know, losers.
Or black sheep. Foodstamp grifters. A disappointment to the family. […]»