Any brain-related disability at all. Epilepsy, autism, OCD, ADHD, FASD, cluster B disorders, PTSD, and much more. It places a heavy emphasis on the importance of one's identity as a medically disabled person, rather than the identity politics of the neurodiversity movement. Any person diagnosed with a brain-related disorder is considered disabled in this community.
Disabilities can be minor, moderate, or severe. It does not matter how little or how much your disability impacts you; you do not get a special title deeming you as a non-disabled person. If you meet enough requirements for a professional diagnosis of a disability, you are, therefore, impacted enough to be considered disabled.
Disabilities can be minor, moderate, or severe. It does not matter how little or how much your disability impacts you; you do not get a special title deeming you as a non-disabled person. If you meet enough requirements for a professional diagnosis of a disability, you are, therefore, impacted enough to be considered disabled.
Person 1: "Do you see that person over there? I think they're neurodivergent."
Person 2: "That person identifies as neurodisabled. They prefer their disorders to be purely seen as medical disabilities, rather than social or simply diverging from the norm."
Person 2: "That person identifies as neurodisabled. They prefer their disorders to be purely seen as medical disabilities, rather than social or simply diverging from the norm."
by FlorietheNewfie March 29, 2025