A new Coddy Developer Survey found that four in five developers, 80%, say their use of AI has felt more like a dependence than an advantage.
A new Coddy Developer Survey found that four in five developers, 80%, say their use of AI has felt more like a dependence than an advantage.
Because you are using ADD in a demeaning context.
Nobody said you can’t talk about ADD, I’m not comparing it to the r-word (you just did tho, which is also ableism), but when you are using any disorder as an adjective explicitly to describe the inadequacies/shortcomings of a subject, that is incontrovertibly ableist.
The language you use doesn’t just boil down to the words, context matters. That’s like saying that you can’t be racist without using a slur, it’s just not accurate.
Also, you can be both disabled and ableist at the same time. So suspecting that you might have ADD does not preclude you from being ableist/self-hating.
I have adhd btw, I am diagnosed. If you really think you have it you should seek a diagnosis, even if you don’t want to seek medication. Knowledge of self can do a lot for your mental health.
AD(H)D has shortcomings, regardless of how you feel about it. That does not devalue the person, but it comes with a very specific set of challenges that are undeniable. Sugarcoating doesn’t help it: AD(H)D sucks for the people suffering from it.
I only mentioned the r-word because you behaved as if i had thrown around slurs in the open. If someone cannot mention the issues AD(H)D brings without you screaming “ABLEISM”, you’d better start looking for the issue within yourself, especially what caused the feeling of being inadequate.
Again, I am not screaming. You are being ableist, I’m sorry if you don’t like the label, but it is the accurate label for your statements.
I’m trying to educate you, not chastise you. Try not to take it personally.
I do not feel inadequate, you are the one saying that ADHD has shortcomings (I would say “differences” myself, as I’m not a self-hating person). I have looked within and found peace, I have no issue. In addition to what you might perceive as weaknesses, I also have strengths that neurotypical people do not have. I am different from them, not worse.
Neurotypical people sometimes perceive my differences as a disability, because our society was designed for them, and not for me. Navigating a world that isn’t designed for people like you can be difficult, and the people who don’t themselves experience that difficulty view it as a shortcoming. When I am more well suited to certain tasks than they are (the inverse scenario), they don’t see themselves as disabled. It’s all a matter of perspective.
Aspects of ADHD suck, but it’s also what makes me who I am, it is part of my personality, and I love myself. Speaking from experience, you will “suffer” less from your ADHD when you stop viewing it in such a negative light.
What offended me about your original statement was the inaccurate comparison to AI. AI is unintelligent and has way different (and exponentially worse) issues than someone with ADHD. It is fundamentally inauthentic, and most of the ADHD folks I know (I have a large community) are the opposite. There are very few things I have less respect and affinity for than AI and the people who use it.