Texten nedan är från Trauma Geeks konto på Facebook. Hon har väldigt många kloka och morderna tankar om neurodiversitet. Att fokusera på de delar hos en person som ställer till problem i vardagen istället för själva diagnosen. Som till exempel exekutiva funktioner och den sensoriska överkänsligheten. Samt vikten av balans mellan över- och understimulering och att ta reda på vad det innebär för den enskilda personen. På Instagram finns mer att läsa audhdlivetvastragotaland.

Burnout is not just about overstimulation. It’s about missing the right kind of stimulation, the kind that brings us to coherence and flow. Burnout is about not having access to pleasure, joy, safe connection, and rest. Burnout comes from not having coregulation, not having safe home space, not having a network of people we can call on for help, not being able to fully express ourselves, not having time in nature, not having time for hobbies or art or play. Burnout comes from not having any of the numerous things that mammals needs as social beings – clean air, reliable food sources, soundscapes without mechanical noise, natural water, singing, dancing, community, etc. 

Not having what we need is just as stressful to the body as being overstimulated. Not having what we need causes our nervous system to send the same danger signals and activate the same stress responses as when we encounter a significant threat in our environment. Not having what we need is perceived as a significant threat to the body. 

Burnout recovery is not ONLY about avoiding too much stimulation and resting/sleeping as much as possible. It’s also about finding healthy and helpful stimulation to replace aversive stimulation. 

The kinds of stimulation that tell us we are safe at an Autonomic level can be incredibly difficult to access in the modern world. Burnout is 100% not your fault. It’s a collective problem that requires a collective solution. 

Burnout is often caused by the wrong kind of stimulation. Healing is often about finding the right kinds of stimulation for our nervous system to perceive deep safety. I want to work towards creating a world where the right kind of stimulation is more easily accessible by all.

The social model sees disability as the result of the interaction between people living with impairments and an environment filled with physical, attitudinal, communication and social barriers. It therefore carries the implication that the physical, attitudinal, communication and social environment must change to enable people living with impairments to participate in society on an equal basis with others. 

A social model perspective does not deny the reality of impairment nor its impact on the individual. However, it does challenge the physical, attitudinal, communication and social environment to accommodate impairment as an expected incident of human diversity. 

The social model seeks to change society in order to accommodate people living with impairment; it does not seek to change persons with impairment to accommodate society. It supports the view that people with disabilities have a right to be fully participating citizens on an equal basis with others.” PWDA

Note, if anyone is out there saying that disabled people don’t have problems, impairments, or struggles, that is invalidation. That is NOT part of the social model of disability. The central idea of the social model is that our impairments and differences (no matter how difficult or distressing they are to us) do not make us any less worthy of access to society than others. 

To follow up on my last post. Neurotypes are not disorders, but many traits of divergent neurotypes are impairments such as executive dysfunction, internal demand avoidance, migraines, and extreme sensory sensitivity. We do not need any treatment or cure for our neurotypes, but we do need accommodations for our impairments. The social model allows us to envision a world where all impairments (including ones from medical disorders) are accommodated and where disabled people are able to enjoy full access to society.