I notice a lot of people use terms like "psychotic" or "psychopath" as insults and negative descriptions on here. These are clinical terms that are used to describe real people with difficulties, not boogeymen! I don't disagree with the sentiment that these people are doing wrong, but if you wouldn't use the r-slur or "autistic" as an insult (which you shouldn't) then you shouldn't use these words either. And I get the idea of calling someone delusional, but take care that you don't just mean "I disagree with them." Though by posting on neurodiverse I imagine I'm preaching to the choir.

Sincerely, a casual schizoaffective disorder haver.

  • Rx_Hawk [he/him]
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    7 months ago

    So part of being inclusive towards all sorts of neurodivergent people is embracing, encouraging, and accommodating their differences, right? Are we supposed to to treat people who take pleasure in making others suffer the same way?

    You were right about “psychopath” before, I’m kind of wondering how we should treat sadism then.

    • JohnBrownNote [comrade/them, des/pair]
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      7 months ago

      you lose a lot of consideration when your divergence puts others at risk. Maybe some non-fetish sadists need something like that dementia village.