• Captain_Waffles@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Uhhh, autism is a developmental disorder as well, it’s not a mental illness. It’s often comorbid with mental illnesses, but so is ADHD.

    • idiomaddict@feddit.de
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      1 year ago

      The sentence structure is vague. “ADHD, like autism, is a developmental disorder” is how I read it

      • Captain_Waffles@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        Yeah, I didn’t see that at all, though I can see it after a few rereads. IDK, I really can’t tell which they meant.

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      1 year ago

      Yeah, I definitely phrased that poorly. I meant what you said, that they’re both developmental disorders