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[-] EatATaco@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago

The top level commenter was the one who made the comment that being gifted makes you neurodivergent and the comment that society doesn't like neurodivergent people. I simply pointed out that my kid meets their requirement of neurodivergent and is very socially adept. I made no generalization about what neurodivergent people are or are not like, that was the other commenter.

I wonder why it's me you challenged and not the other poster, when your criticism is similar to my criticism of them and doesn't really apply to anything I said (although I can see why it was inferred).

[-] areyouevenreal@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

You are EatATaco, right?

The top level commenter was the one who made the comment that being gifted makes you neurodivergent and the comment that society doesn’t like neurodivergent people.

Yes and I generally don't disagree with either of those points. Gifted people are much more likely to have things like ADHD, Autism, Anxiety, and so on. Even if this wasn't true being gifted still counts as special educational needs at the minimum if not neurodivergent. It's also true that society often treats neurodivergent people (even gifted ones) badly.

I am challenging you because you essentially did the following: my son is gifted and can't be neurodivergent because he is (proceeds to list a bunch of things that aren't actually incompatible with neurodivergence).

You can be liked by your peers and still be mistreated by society, those aren't mutually exclusive. Normally it's through things like school and work not being designed for neurodivergent people as much as it is about outright discrimination.

Do you get me?

[-] EatATaco@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago

my son is gifted and can’t be neurodivergent because he is (proceeds to list a bunch of things that aren’t actually incompatible with neurodivergence).

Except I didn't say this. The other poster made the claim that gifted means neurodivergent, and the neurodivergent are rejected by society. I pointed out that my kid is gifted and socially very accepted, challenging either of their claims.

You can be liked by your peers and still be mistreated by society

A fair disagreement, which certainly is also not true for my kid, but I think we might be wandering into pedantic territory, but either way I certainly did not say that my son can't be neurodivergent because he does well socially.

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