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redditor100101011101 t1_jae3cgi wrote

If you are going to tell someone with a disability to do something, make sure you know at least as much as that person's doctor. If not, say nothing, it's not your place to comment.

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stnick6 OP t1_jae3tk3 wrote

I’m just trying to be helpful. I hear that they have trouble focusing and I give tips that helped me

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redditor100101011101 t1_jae527h wrote

Right but if all it was, was just trouble concentrating, it wouldn't be a disability. It's faaaar more than that. Just leave it to the doctors unless they ask you for advice. Don't volunteer it.

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EggcellentStew t1_jaecb37 wrote

That sounds like unrequited advice, I will have to ask you to stop until asked. Thank you.

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granfalloonracoon t1_jaedo13 wrote

Haha you got him. Because he did the thing he told someone not to do… but seriously blind faith in doctors can be bad especially with psychological disorders.

Disclaimer: this is a generalization and not meant to be taken as advice for anyone’s case specifically, but head meds are often overprescribed and can cause more problems. Trust me, I’m a doctor.

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Pijany_Matematyk767 t1_jaefw7b wrote

>blind faith in doctors can be bad

>Trust me, I’m a doctor.

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granfalloonracoon t1_jaegwf6 wrote

You got the joke my friend, take this🥇, it isn’t much but it’s also not my advice

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Stunning_Smoke_4845 t1_jaer2f8 wrote

Generally the reason people get annoyed by stuff like this is that:

  1. It’s rarely helpful, as the issues they deal with are not the same as the issues you are trying to help

  2. They have usually heard the exact same ‘helpful’ information you are giving dozens of time from people they did not request help from

General rule of thumb, don’t offer tips about how to live to people who haven’t asked for them, most people already have methods they are using to deal with it, and unless you are a qualified professional, your advice could actually do more harm than good.

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SomeLikeItDusty t1_jaekbio wrote

Sure, but you say in your meme that you’re NT, so why do you think your mind’s process would be in any way similar to atypical people?

It’s like you’re in a car, and you’re giving tips on how to drive to someone in a boat who speaks a different language. Sometimes the most helpful thing you can do is just listen and be there for someone, because you don’t have the experience beyond self to be giving “tips”.

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