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Been chewing on this for months now and I don't have a good answer anywhere either way:
Does having OCD make one neurodivergent?
Some people speculate that because it's an illness, it shouldn't. And I don't want to appropriate things.
But at the same time, I'd seriously hesitate to say that my thinking patterns are neurotypical. This cartoon by Jeph Jacques illuminates why; that's pretty much how my brain operates.
So where does it fit exactly? Despite not wanting the ritual and the pain that comes from egodystonic stuff, I don't think I'd want to rewire my brain too much.
Does having OCD make one neurodivergent?
Some people speculate that because it's an illness, it shouldn't. And I don't want to appropriate things.
But at the same time, I'd seriously hesitate to say that my thinking patterns are neurotypical. This cartoon by Jeph Jacques illuminates why; that's pretty much how my brain operates.
So where does it fit exactly? Despite not wanting the ritual and the pain that comes from egodystonic stuff, I don't think I'd want to rewire my brain too much.