soothings reblogged
please god stop stigmatizing hallmarks of neurodivergent behavior as “red flags” for bad friends.
I mean stuff like:
- Oversharing (ADHD)
- “secretly” copying the way you talk/dress/act (common for everyone, but many neurodivergent people who are affected socially)
- Forgetting to pause and ask about you (ADHD, autism, social anxiety)
- Failure to convey empathy or affection in a way you understand (autism, social anxiety, many many others)
- Unhappiness (Depression, also friends don’t have to perform happiness wtf)
- Talk “too much” (ADHD, social anxiety, so many more)
- Fussy (really?)
- Refuse to open up (really??)
- Talk loudly (ADHD notoriously makes volume control hard, also wtf how’s that make u a bad friend)
Just hhhhhhh
hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
talk to your friends !! if you feel underappreciated or overtalked!