Comment on Sometimes the advice "just be yourself" is bad advice.
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 week agoIt works fine for people who are Neurotypical. However, chances are you don’t need to give social advise to a neurotypical person.
Comment on Sometimes the advice "just be yourself" is bad advice.
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 week agoIt works fine for people who are Neurotypical. However, chances are you don’t need to give social advise to a neurotypical person.
cRazi_man@lemm.ee 1 week ago
Supremely disagree.
Here’s a podcast episode I’ve heardtodayto illustrate the example of just how bad most “neurotypical” can be with simple social social interactions:
Hidden Brain: We Need to Talk
Episode webpage: hiddenbrain.org/podcast/we-need-to-talk/
Media file: dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/…/default.mp3?aid=rs…
faythofdragons@slrpnk.net 1 week ago
Honestly, sometimes I wonder how much of neurotypicality is just a myth. I don’t know many neurotypical people, and the ones I do know don’t have their shit together any more than I do.