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Yes, well I know someone who was in their 30's before being diagnosed, and getting treatment was like that. Just not to be flippant about other people's conditions.

Okay, I think I see where we went wrong here:

I am talking about how two reasonable people can come to different conclusions - you don't need to have medical conditions for this to be true.

There are medical conditions, sure. But we cannot, in general, use those as a blanket reason for why disagreement happens.
 

Okay, I think I see where we went wrong here:

I am talking about how two reasonable people can come to different conclusions - you don't need to have medical conditions for this to be true.

There are medical conditions, sure. But we cannot, in general, use those as a blanket reason for why disagreement happens.
The context is neurodivergent people, though I think generalizations are to be avoided also.

"All generalizations are false, including this one."
-Mark Twain
 

The context is neurodivergent people, though I think generalizations are to be avoided also.

I saw it as some folks ascribing a perceived pattern of behavior to neurodivergence that isn't actually specific to neurodivergence. There's a lot of that in popular culture these days.

Specifically this:
"How can you still disagree with me? I explained everything so carefully. I guess I'll explain it again, do try to pay attention this time okay?"

...is a thing that non-divergent people do, too.
 

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