#consider: the kids who are labeled as gifted are just adhd and audhd and autistic kids who conform with what academia wants | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

shu-of-the-wind · 3 months

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every time i talk to my mother i walk a tightrope of slipping up and saying i've been formally diagnosed with adhd while also trying to educate her about what adhd actually is so that if and when i DO finally slip up she doesn't come back automatically with "you're not neurodivergent you're just gifted"

#consider: the kids who are labeled as gifted are just adhd and audhd and autistic kids who conform with what academia wants #and have special interests and hyperfixations that are in line with what schools teach #and who don't have disruptive stimming habits and don't get visibly overwhelmed or have public meltdowns #j u s t s a y i n g #shut up alix no one cares

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