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> But then if this is the solution can we really call it a disorder? What's called a "disorder" is in the eye of the beholder. Disorders are defined relative t
by seba_dos1 5y ago
> But then if this is the solution can we really call it a disorder?
What's called a "disorder" is in the eye of the beholder. Disorders are defined relative to the norm, based on whether they cause difficulties to the person or not. I'm lucky to be interested and skilled in IT where there's a huge over-representation of ADHD and ASD people I can get along with, where my needs are mostly already accommodated for; but I'm well aware that should I choose a different field of work to pursue a career in I'd very likely have a very bad time.
So, imagine a world where the proportions are inverted. There would be majority of people we currently call neurodivergent and some minority of people we currently call neurotypical. In such world, it would be that minority that would struggle with jobs, schools, shopping centers, governmental offices that aren't accommodated to how they process and react to the world around. It would be them who have a "disorder".
In a world that doesn't ask me to do things I have difficulty with, I'd have no "disorder" at all. Some of us are lucky enough to have arranged their lifes in a way that minimizes these situations, but others did not have such luck.