Hesitance of checklisting

[aesmael]

When I made recent post of neurotypical privilege and checklist I half-expected some criticism which did not show... so now we attempt a little talk about, though of small and certain nature, those concerns we'd noted in reading and expected to arise.

One being in several parts of list, attempting distancing from mental illness. The thought arisen in noticing, that such distancing could take the form of, or could be seen as, contributing to stigmatisation of mental illness itself. We felt not such as actual perception, yet know not if one more wise in sight might yet discern its traces.

To separate and unentangle neurodiversity from mental illness is, we think, a matter of accuracy of categorisation for the frames in which we live and operate. However, our moral perspective indicates that this disentanglement can be, but must not become an agent of stigmatisation of mental illness, of perpetuating problems faced by. Reasons for separation would be simply accuracy in description and approach, that the one is not an equivalent term for the other. Further thought on, brings to second point of noticing.

That this list has in places a noted focus on autism, whereas neurodiversity is not a term referencing only autism, but also other neurologies not presently recognised as 'normal'. That, also, potentially is a problem, and more immediately seen so than the other concern about mental illness.

That is, we noticed a potential for furthering stigmatisation of mental illness, and an actual case of focusing in some items on autism specifically when the checklist should not be so narrowly focused.

Mm. This post ended up being a bit truncated after being left to sit a while.

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[lost-angelwings.livejournal.com]

Is good post and needed to be said *nods* :)