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Oofers looks like this didn’t turn out so well. The phrasing is a bit harsh, but it seems like you were trying to learn and get new perspectives. The backlash seems a bit too strong here.
I’d be curious for folks to express their experiences, or maybe help explain why they are so angry. I see that the title is not a very neutral description of neurodivergence but it’s also a very regular way to describe it at least from where I’m from.
You first.
It sucks ass. Before Long COVID I was pretty smart. But now comprehending stuff is very hard. I can’t read long texts. Doomscrolling Lemmy and only reading short posts is the height of intellectual stimulation for me.
I can’t even watch subtitled shows anymore. Or play games that aren’t fully dubbed. If I can play games at all. i hate it.
Same, but chemotherapy was my trigger. Some doctors tell me “that never happens”; others say “yea, that’s common”.
I used to be able to speak five languages fluently, now three of them have almost completely disappeared. I can’t watch movies because I can’t keep track of who’s who and why they’re doing that. Same with reading books.
I pick up my iPad and can’t remember why. I read something and get stuck on words, I recognise a word and I know that I know what it means, but can’t remember. I’ll be speaking, get halfway through a sentence, and can’t remember what I was talking about.
I feel like the guy in Flowers for Algernon, who had it all and then lost it; and he knows it.
Was your chemo treatment also combined with a surgery? I found after cancer surgery my brain was foggy, and chemo did not help. One thing I notice though was whatever it fogged up also halted any anxiety. Not that I’m an anxious person, but things like “aw crap I have a big bill coming in a week and not enough income” used to be on my mind, now its like Meh whatever
It’s normal; what the fuck do you mean?
Maybe think about rephrasing your question.
What you mean?
He dumb!
