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Rule 1. No party pooping (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/adhd@lemmy.dbzer0.com

OK, I've seen enough of these comments that I need to make the first rule.

Do not make condescending comments like "This is just normal things everyone does, not your self-diagnosed ADHD." or "Everyone has ADHD now /s"

This is a meme community for ADHD people, not your personal soapbox. We don't care why you think we find these relatable.

Making comments like these is causing those posting these memes to be discouraged, and dismissing their lived experiences. Don't be that person.

Just for the record, not every ADHD person is the same. I don't identify with all of these memes, nor do I think they're all necessarily ADHD-related. But even as someone with ADHD, I recognize that not every reacts the same way and I don't know all the possible symptoms of it. And If I, with diagnosed ADHD can't know that, you, a random lemming, certainly don't know either!

Likewise, if you find most of these memes relatable, you might have ADHD, or you might have Autism, or both! These two are close cousins, their symptoms overlap and they have a high comorbidity with each other. Relating too much with ADHD memes is a typical first step which led a lot of people to realizing they had it! Feel free to read up on the ADHD symptoms and get diagnosed if you think it's currently affecting your life significantly.

That said, anyone making this sort of comments, is gonna get a one-week ban from this community for party pooping. If you want to complain that "everyone has ADHD now" or some shit, go do it elsewhere. Naturally we use common sense. It's OK to ask questions in good faith.

As always, this is a "fuck around and find out" rule. We'll know it when we see it.

PS: Since we added a new rule, I could also use some mods to enforce it. If any of you is up for this, lemme know. I will only add people who I've seen interact with this or other ADHD communities positively.

And here's an extremely relevant meme to lighten the mood:

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[-] Haui@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 1 year ago

Yo, the db0! Good to see that you feel strongly about this and are (imo) on the right side of the discussion.

I recently joined this place and this post makes me very optimistic about it.

Have a good one

[-] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 year ago

When did I become notorious enough to earn a "the"? ๐Ÿ˜…

[-] Haui@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 year ago

Good question! I have read about your instance a couple times I think and that kind of makes you a small celebrity in my book. :)

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