i get annoyed at her co-opting of ADHD, autism and neurodiversity in general also, as someone with a professional and personal specialism/interest (
) and my own diagnosis. i actually hate social media and don’t use it because i notice the people who are loudest publicly about their difficulties/differences often seem to have their own ulterior motive for doing so be it financial, for attention, internet fame or as a means to excuse their behaviour. most of us are just trying to struggle on with our lives quietly finding ways to manage and while i do think the actual reality of different neurodiverse presentations and the impact of ‘symptoms’ should be visible, loud attention-seeking people like JM drown out others voices and actually don’t help the cause at all IMO.
i don’t want to be all medical model either but i don’t trust that some of the louder advocates (no one in specific, just in general) do actually meet the clinical criteria, since it’s on the internet and people can portray their presentation and any diagnoses however they like. often for autism especially i notice so many self-diagnosed people putting themselves out as figureheads and speaking for others and attacking people. traits of neurodevelopmental conditions are present in every person but it’s the co-occurrence, pervasiveness throughout the lifespan and across different contexts, and the impact and while self-diagnosis for autism is valid because of lack of diagnostic services for adults especially, i see things getting quite out of hand on social media and it bothers me. the ADHD stuff bothers me more though. i hate seeing people like JM talking about the medication that they take and specifically highlighting how it’s a controlled drug, a stimulant, anything else JM has said about hers that i can’t remember now. she is majorly attention-seeking on that front (just remembered another - when she made a big deal about not giving the name of her medication because it makes you lose weight! i eat like
duck on mine btw
)
this is a pointless post with no real purpose really, just wanted to chip in with my thoughts in support of others who get pissed off about this. went off on a tangent so i apologise