“Neurodivergent” is social term, not a medical one, for someone who is not “neurotypical”. Neurodivergent could include a person with ADHD, Autism, anxiety, OCD, etc.
This list will include stories where a form of neurodivergence is either diagnosed or scripted. “Scripted” means a character is written in a way that portrays a form of neurodivergence but it isn’t acknowledged or diagnosed.
** disclaimer ** I would never want to misdiagnosed someone. neurodivergent is not a medical term.
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Uke is OCD/Autism scripted but says it’s not diagnosed.
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You train service dogs, I used to volunteer training service dogs so I could learn how to train my own as it is so hard to get them assigned and I knew I would need one as I have a degenerative disability. I do totally get what you mean with how the physical injury/disability ultimately affects the brains ability to to function. My degenerative disability leaves me bed bound 50-75% of my awake time, it’s why I spend so much time reading, so I really get it. I was simply surprised after reading the summary to see the physical stuff. And although I consider my autism neurodivergent and my disability differently abled, I have never considered my depression or anxiety (though mostly caused by the above) to belong to either of those categories. The reason being is that for them to be classified as differently abled they must first be classified as disabilities which is a difficult, long and costly process that most medical professionals like to avoid.
Well, I’m about to say something that’s very controversial for the service dog world, I also help with ESA‘s. I’ve seen both anxiety and depression so severe that they are completely debilitating as well. I just don’t want to draw a line in the sand for people who their own individual struggles and say that they’re suffering doesn’t count. If you want to talk service dog stuff, message me!
Well, I’m about to say something that’s very controversial for the service dog world, I also help with ESA‘s. I’ve seen both anxiety and depression so severe that they are completely debilitating as wel... MadeInTaiwan
My pic is my service dog Ivy, now a 7 yr old standard poodle (in the pic she’s a puppy). Though where I am, in Australia, we call them assistance dogs instead of service dogs. Where are you from? I’d be curious to know if training or regulations differ to here and how.
I have autism (along with a host of other neurodivergent illnesses, according to your definition of the term), however I don’t believe things like colour blindness, knee injuries, etc, fall under the category of neurodivergent as they are physical medical conditions, and are not at all related to the neurological functions of the brain. An argument could even be made that depression doesn’t even belong here as it could be considered to be caused by a chemical composition in the brain or by exterior factors in the persons life. I know the title is neurodivergent/differently abled BL leads so technically the title does cover for the inclusion of other mental and physical illnesses. But after reading the accompanying summary, you would not be expecting to see them in this list. It also raises questions as to whether a person who suffers from depression or anxiety counts as differently abled and would they want to be counted that way. Also, would a person with an injury count themselves as differently abled or will they eventually heal? I know this is nitpicking, but again, I have autism. Nitpicking on inaccuracies is kinda what we do. But hey, besides this minor nitpick, I love that someone has finally made a list like this - been waiting forever to find one - and I can’t wait to check some of them out.
I’ve been mentally prepared since I started this list for a comment such as this. To be fair, before I start my response, I haven’t read my summary since I started this list and lowkey uninterested in doing so because I remember it being very disclaimer-y and my best attempt at being unoffensive. Also, what we can say are my credentials before getting into this are that I personally have several mental health diagnoses, but more importantly I work as a service dog trainer. I specialize in working with new teams and reinforcing/refreshing previously learned behaviors. As a bonus, I have one sibling with autism and another who is a wheel chair user. (A fun fact- both siblings have service dogs which inspired my profession)
Anyways, on to my response! I purposely named it neurodivergent and differently abled because they’re both broad-spectrum terms that can include both diagnosed and undiagnosed conditions, and at times temporary ones. They both have the capacity to include a very wide variety of both physical and mental conditions as well. Anxiety and depression both certainly fall within that category. Obviously I can’t speak for every person with either condition, nor would I attempt to, but their personal preferences would not invalidate the inclusion of anxiety or depression in this list.
The purpose of this list is visibility for anyone who could relate to any atypical mental or physical condition. I decided to include injuries in the list because injuries have capacity to impact daily life, either temporarily or permanently/long term. I personally feel that it would ableist to exclude people like that from this space that I’m trying to curate.
Differently abled is a general and broad term that encompasses things from having a broken hand, to being born without a hand; from being blind to being color blind.
I’ve been mentally prepared since I started this list for a comment such as this. To be fair, before I start my response, I haven’t read my summary since I started this list and lowkey uninterested in doing... MadeInTaiwan
I’m with you on all things except for the fact that you said “credentials” and I know for a fact your brother would not want you to call him a wheel chair user, in fact he prefers the term “wheelie boi”
I’m with you on all things except for the fact that you said “credentials” and I know for a fact your brother would not want you to call him a wheel chair user, in fact he prefers the term “wheelie boi�... Los
That reminds me of the time a woman asked my mom if all of her kids were special-needs and then corrected herself by saying “are all of your kids… interesting?” the look on my moms face was priceless
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You train service dogs, I used to volunteer training service dogs so I could learn how to train my own as it is so hard to get them assigned and I knew I would need one as I have a degenerative disability.
I do totally get what you mean with how the physical injury/disability ultimately affects the brains ability to to function. My degenerative disability leaves me bed bound 50-75% of my awake time, it’s why I spend so much time reading, so I really get it.
I was simply surprised after reading the summary to see the physical stuff. And although I consider my autism neurodivergent and my disability differently abled, I have never considered my depression or anxiety (though mostly caused by the above) to belong to either of those categories. The reason being is that for them to be classified as differently abled they must first be classified as disabilities which is a difficult, long and costly process that most medical professionals like to avoid.
Well, I’m about to say something that’s very controversial for the service dog world, I also help with ESA‘s. I’ve seen both anxiety and depression so severe that they are completely debilitating as well. I just don’t want to draw a line in the sand for people who their own individual struggles and say that they’re suffering doesn’t count. If you want to talk service dog stuff, message me!
My pic is my service dog Ivy, now a 7 yr old standard poodle (in the pic she’s a puppy). Though where I am, in Australia, we call them assistance dogs instead of service dogs. Where are you from? I’d be curious to know if training or regulations differ to here and how.
I have autism (along with a host of other neurodivergent illnesses, according to your definition of the term), however I don’t believe things like colour blindness, knee injuries, etc, fall under the category of neurodivergent as they are physical medical conditions, and are not at all related to the neurological functions of the brain. An argument could even be made that depression doesn’t even belong here as it could be considered to be caused by a chemical composition in the brain or by exterior factors in the persons life.
I know the title is neurodivergent/differently abled BL leads so technically the title does cover for the inclusion of other mental and physical illnesses. But after reading the accompanying summary, you would not be expecting to see them in this list.
It also raises questions as to whether a person who suffers from depression or anxiety counts as differently abled and would they want to be counted that way. Also, would a person with an injury count themselves as differently abled or will they eventually heal?
I know this is nitpicking, but again, I have autism. Nitpicking on inaccuracies is kinda what we do.
But hey, besides this minor nitpick, I love that someone has finally made a list like this - been waiting forever to find one - and I can’t wait to check some of them out.
I’ve been mentally prepared since I started this list for a comment such as this. To be fair, before I start my response, I haven’t read my summary since I started this list and lowkey uninterested in doing so because I remember it being very disclaimer-y and my best attempt at being unoffensive. Also, what we can say are my credentials before getting into this are that I personally have several mental health diagnoses, but more importantly I work as a service dog trainer. I specialize in working with new teams and reinforcing/refreshing previously learned behaviors. As a bonus, I have one sibling with autism and another who is a wheel chair user. (A fun fact- both siblings have service dogs which inspired my profession)
Anyways, on to my response!
I purposely named it neurodivergent and differently abled because they’re both broad-spectrum terms that can include both diagnosed and undiagnosed conditions, and at times temporary ones. They both have the capacity to include a very wide variety of both physical and mental conditions as well. Anxiety and depression both certainly fall within that category. Obviously I can’t speak for every person with either condition, nor would I attempt to, but their personal preferences would not invalidate the inclusion of anxiety or depression in this list.
The purpose of this list is visibility for anyone who could relate to any atypical mental or physical condition. I decided to include injuries in the list because injuries have capacity to impact daily life, either temporarily or permanently/long term. I personally feel that it would ableist to exclude people like that from this space that I’m trying to curate.
Differently abled is a general and broad term that encompasses things from having a broken hand, to being born without a hand; from being blind to being color blind.
I’m with you on all things except for the fact that you said “credentials” and I know for a fact your brother would not want you to call him a wheel chair user, in fact he prefers the term “wheelie boi”
That reminds me of the time a woman asked my mom if all of her kids were special-needs and then corrected herself by saying “are all of your kids… interesting?” the look on my moms face was priceless
I’ve got autism and I stand by your assessments
same!!
I didn't know this was exactly what I needed. Love this list, hope you add more to it soon.
Glad you like it!