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Hey, I have a question. We're not supposed to ask if we don't know and someone brings it up, we're meant to Google and read, right? So here's my question, in two parts: does everyone writing about these issues online speak for the entire rest of the community? If not, how exactly are we supposed to know what's relevant to the experience of the specific person we're talking to?
See, me, I have a diagnosed disability. It has a couple of different ways of presenting, depending on the sufferer. I have gathered links to academic papers and articles, blog posts, collected memes, etc. that explain aspects of my experience for when people are curious. It's very useful when people want to know more.
Some folks just rather want to learn stuff in the form of discussion, through someone's experience. (that you cannot find in articles)
While others rather read articles about it. (there you can find science more likely)
Neither option is wrong.
I always rather discuss than delve in articles myself ๐