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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s open acknowledgement that he and his wife used fertility treatments to conceive their two children and his candid discussions about that generated one of the most moving moments during a rally in Glendale, Arizona, when people chanted the name of his firstborn daughter, Hope.

The positive reaction to the candidate’s discussion of the topic confirms the thumbs-up that Vice President Kamala Harris got for choosing her running mate from every faction of the Democratic Party — from moderates such as Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va.; progressives such as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.; and even erstwhile conservative Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin, I-W.Va., who left the party this year.

But Tim and Gwen Walz also deserve positive attention for the way they’ve discussed their son, Gus, who came into the national spotlight thanks to a piece in People magazine, about his nonverbal learning disorder and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. That makes him double-neurodiverse.

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[–] [email protected] 237 points 2 months ago (10 children)

"Double-neurodiverse"? Look I'm all for more acceptance and understanding of me and my ND homies, but I'm pretty sure you only get the buff effect once no matter how many conditions with that flag you have; it doesn't stack.

[–] [email protected] 38 points 2 months ago

Lol @ referring to it as the buff 🤣

[–] [email protected] 30 points 2 months ago (1 children)

the suicide rates for some comorbidities do have an additive effect though. the debuffs stack.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

And many are on a spectrum. Its more complex than just stacking or independent of each other. Some may be linked traits that we dont understand yet.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Two separate ND diagnoses, but yeah I agree this doesn't make it double.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Yes, if someone is pregnant with twins, they are stil pregnant. Not double pregnant. It’s more to handle but it’s not a seperate pregnancy.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago

What an elegant analogy!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

But it does mean that the meat mech has double occupancy more akin to Pacific Rim, rather than a single pilot design akin to Battletech.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Meat mech mom could be a band name.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Sounds like a grunge band name circa 2003.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

...I thing double-extra pregnant is amazing, and love it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Double extra pregnant is the last week and when youre overdue waiting....

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Maybe the second diagnosis isn't multiplicative.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago

gotta min max my ND buffs yaknow

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, right? I have a diagnoses both mental and physical that qualify me as "disabled," but I haven't seen a box I get to tick anywhere yet that says "super disabled"

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

If you get a super disabled parking tag, you can push away cars with disabled tags from disabled parking lots and use it yourself

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago

Nah, being non verbal is it's own extra challenge.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

It's the other end of the spectrum from "extremely normal"

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

In my experience, people with multiple disabilities (MS + UC for instance) call themselves "twice blessed."

It's humorous, if that's unclear.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I actually think it depends on order and priority 🤓

Jokes aside, I think it’s a fine term given the large differences between the two forms of ND he has.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Fine, but I wanna be super mega doubleplus extra neuro-ultra-diverse (/s, in absence of a trollface emoji 😂)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I use 3 mana to cast Dyslexia on your Mental Faculty

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

It’s great when you melt cheese between the layers. I prefer to add onions as well for extra crunch and flavor.