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Again, I am not screaming. You are being ableist, I’m sorry if you don’t like the label, but it is the accurate label for your statements.
I’m trying to educate you, not chastise you. Try not to take it personally.
I do not feel inadequate, you are the one saying that ADHD has shortcomings (I would say “differences” myself, as I’m not a self-hating person). I have looked within and found peace, I have no issue. In addition to what you might perceive as weaknesses, I also have strengths that neurotypical people do not have. I am different from them, not worse.
Neurotypical people sometimes perceive my differences as a disability, because our society was designed for them, and not for me. Navigating a world that isn’t designed for people like you can be difficult, and the people who don’t themselves experience that difficulty view it as a shortcoming. When I am more well suited to certain tasks than they are (the inverse scenario), they don’t see themselves as disabled. It’s all a matter of perspective.
Aspects of ADHD suck, but it’s also what makes me who I am, it is part of my personality, and I love myself. Speaking from experience, you will “suffer” less from your ADHD when you stop viewing it in such a negative light.
What offended me about your original statement was the inaccurate comparison to AI. AI is unintelligent and has way different (and exponentially worse) issues than someone with ADHD. It is fundamentally inauthentic, and most of the ADHD folks I know (I have a large community) are the opposite. There are very few things I have less respect and affinity for than AI and the people who use it.
Look, I already explained it to you why getting so excited about a hypothetical, nonexistant person with specific traits is an overreaction. This leaves me with two options: either you are incapable of understanding my arguments, which is no problem of mine, or you live for the drama, which i will not provide for you. have a nice day.
You are missing the point entirely.
I am not talking about a hypothetical person.
You fail to see the third option (the correct one). That your arguments are poorly constructed and prioritize defensiveness over critical thought, that your reading comprehension is inadequate to understand the text you are currently engaged in a reactionary response towards. Your hubris is preventing you from engaging in an introspective analysis of your own argument and the assumptions that are bundled with it.