- against self-diagnosing. with extensive research.
- don't include disabled people in your activism.
- demonize cluster b disorders. say things like 'narcissistic abuse', use psychopath/sociopath in derogatory ways or etc.
- infantilize or romanticize any illnesses or disorders yall love to preach talking about mental health until it gets messy. a depressed person not showering? brushing their teeth? changing their clothes? how dare they
- refer to neurodivergent/disabled people as 'special' or 'differently abled', inspirational for doing literally nothing or anything of the likes of that.
- think that because you can't see the disability it "isn't that bad." mental & invisible disabilities are just as valid.
- think the autism spectrum linear. autism is a spectrum no two autistic people are going to be EXACTLY the same, we all experience things differently.
- refuse to use tone tags and/or mock them & people who need them. tone tags are important for all people not just us autistic folks you dont have to have them all memorized perfectly using /s isnt that hard.
- believe disorders/illnesses have 'looks' eg: "you don't look autistic" "you don't look depressed" "you don't look ____" etc.
- spread misinform about disorders or illnesses. i am looking at you tiktok fuckers.
aug 4 2021 ∞
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