For all of my life most of my closer circle has been neurodiverse because we tend to get along via tolerating or even enjoying each other's particularities. For instance, enjoying frequent infodumps rather than being annoyed.

[–] dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Another meme here said it best: "Yes, urinating is something we all do but if you're doing it 60 times a day, you may have a problem."

[–] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago

For sure

[–] Nangijala@feddit.dk 1 points 1 day ago

I read that as "two diagnosed insects" and now I'm disappointed.

It's funny because while my boyfriend and I aren't into gaming and neither of us are diagnosed officially, we have always enjoyed this phenomena of doing our own thing while being close to one another. When we were younger, our friends thought we were weird for being this way, but they didn't mind it. They just didn't get it because they liked doing activities with their partners. We do that too, a little bit, but we mostly prefer to be on our own in each other's presence.

I don't think he has anything, but we are both sure I have ADHD. He grew up in an ADHD family and while he has some of the traits - mainly all the fun ones - he's lucky to have avoided all the negative traits of ADHD. I'm not as lucky, to say the least, but also not unfortunate enough that I can't function. It's like a grey zone. We manage, but we are a bit odd compared to the norm.