This isn’t a new article per se, but as someone who struggled my whole life with claims that my neurodivergence was fabricated or imposed on me by my parents or the internet, I needed to read this. It also should be a good remidner for any of us who may fall victim to fascist rhetoric that is using trans existence as a beachhead for further repression.

I think it is also good to remember that your own belief in your neurodivergence is incredibly valid even without a slip of paper that confirms “who you are”. You may not be able to receive “official support” and medications without those papers, but you can still receive respect and make your own adaptations in life to survive a neurotypical neoliberal world. So much of how I manage ADHD hasn’t changed with meds; I spent the last like few years really believing in my brain and learning how to work with it than denying its nature.

Believing in your self (note the space) is as important as whether the world believes it too.