biologyweeps:

fistarnius:

Having a disorder literally means that something is not working properly. Applying the concept to neurotypes is rooted in the pathology paradigm and reinforces the idea that there is one “proper” way for a person to function. For the sake of neurodiversity, we need to eliminate the use of “disorder” in this context. To keep the initialisms that people already know, let’s try calling things “dynamics” instead. OCD: Obsessive-Compulsive Dynamic GID: Gender Identity Dynamic DID: Dissociative Identity Dynamic ASD: Autism Spectrum Dynamic ADD: Attentive Difference Dynamic

I find it fucking amazing how tumblr tries is level best again and again to pretend that malfunctions of the brain are somehow not negatively and that we should totally pretend that having your brain malfunction of the point where it may very well kill you (depression, anyone?) is totally not a problem and shouldn’t be recognized as a problem.

I keep waiting for the day when people start claiming that epilepsy is really not just another way of the brain working and totally not something that requires treatment to avoid an untimely death. But no, every variation of brain function is totally health and good for you and what do you mean being forced to wash your hands until they’re bleeding is impacting your enjoyment of life, don’t you see that this is just internalized ableism?

Fucking goddamn tumblr.