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The neurodivergence part got to me. Almost by definition, it takes effort (i.e, is harder) to interact with a person that’s different. So why is it controversia
by belZaah 2y ago
The neurodivergence part got to me. Almost by definition, it takes effort (i.e, is harder) to interact with a person that’s different. So why is it controversial to say it takes effort to interact with a neurodivergent person. As one myself, I can certainly say it takes a _lot_ of effort the other way. Talking to normal people is exhausting!
- zahlman 2y agoMy general experience with the forum - rather, with people who have social power in the Python community - is that they really don't make much of an attempt to accommodate neurodiversity. It's not even clear that they really understand what that would entail. In particular, an entire discussion of how to do so (see Mr. Peters' thread https://discuss.python.org/t/how-can-we-better-support-neurodivergent-newcomers-to-the-community/58724 https://discuss.python.org/t/how-can-we-better-support-neuro... ) was mis-cast as an attempt to petition for allowing more "slack" to neurodivergent forum users. But that simply wasn't the argument. Mr. Peters and I, and others such as Chris Angelico, repeatedly emphasized that their communication is lacking, and when they do say what they mean, they are extraordinarily closed-minded about it. I expect to have a lengthy blog article about this at some point, but it probably be rather challenging to express everything precisely.