A lot of content creators put our own content on pause this week. I simply could not continue to post new stuff and broadcast my message as though this was a normal week. It wasn’t. White people were asked to pause, to listen, to stop adding to the noise.
This is not too much to ask. In fact, it’s the least we can do.
All my shares to the ADHD Homestead Facebook page this week are from BIPOC voices in the ADHD/neurodiverse community. Listen to them. Read their words. I don’t have any of my own to share this week.
No Time To Confront Racism In Neurodiversity | Black Girl, Lost Keys
ADHD Men’s Support | Marc Almodovar & John Hazelwood
Most of my content slants toward women with ADHD. Marc and John are doing great work to support ADHD men.
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My ADHD as a Black Woman | The ADHD Good Life
I just broached this conversation with my kiddo today: that our ADHD struggles pass through the lens of systemic bias. It’s a conversation we all need to have if we’re going to be effective allies.
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ADHD is the New Black, Episode 2 | Stacey Machelle
How do these videos not have more views? Just stumbled upon Stacey Machelle’s work and I love how she tells her story. She also tweets @StaceyMachelle.
Glossary of Ableist Phrases | Autistic Hoya
CW: language (naturally)
I found this linked somewhere while seeking out more BIPOC accounts to follow in the neurodiversity / ADHD community this week. Language is a tough topic. I’ve been challenged on it several times. I encourage you to read this page in its entirety — including the introduction. While it is not ADHD-specific, many of us are both victims and perpetrators of hurtful language. It gets directed at us. We also direct it outward. I have many memories from my younger years of myself and my ADHD family and friends recreationally using many of the terms in this list. I chalk it up to impulsivity and stimulation-seeking behavior paired with ignorance about the power of language.
This is not a callout. Just an invitation to reflect on the words we use and how they land for the people we unintentionally target. Usually this is the kind of conversation I only have with close friends: people who feel okay admitting mistakes and getting vulnerable and challenging each other. Today I’m taking a risk and extending that kind of friendship act to you.
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