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dysgeographica · 9 months

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there’s nothing wrong with needing to use gps directions to get everywhere.

it doesn’t mean you’re “stupid”, it doesn’t mean you’re not trying hard enough or not paying enough attention. it doesn’t mean you’re doing something wrong or taking the easy way out. it doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be allowed to be independent.

yes, even if you need it to get somewhere you’ve been a million times before. even if you need it to get around the town you’ve lived in your entire life. even if other people think you should be able to go without it.

if you wouldn’t judge another disabled person for using certain tools that let them live more independently, don’t judge yourself for doing the same.

and never ever let someone else shame you into going out into the world without the tools that allow you to feel safe.

these tools exist to be used, so use them if you need them. there’s no shame in needing help.

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neopronouns · 1 year

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a dysgeographica flag for myself!

dysgeographica is not a formally recognized term (and is often described using other terms, such as 'directional dyslexia' or 'dysorienta', but dysgeographica is the most common term among the community), so i'll describe it here, as there isn't an official diagnostic critera or anything that i could direct folks to.

dysgeographica is a neurological/learning disorder similar to dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, etc. in which one has difficulties identifying and following directions, forming cognitive maps, orienting oneself in space, determining distances between objects/locations, etc.

i used themogaidragon's learning disorder flag format and common map colors - green for grassy areas, off-white for other areas, and orange for roads.

flag id: a flag with four light orange stripes coming from its corners and meeting in the center. where they meet, their sides are flat in a way that forms a pinwheel-like shape. the spaces between the stripes at the top and bottom of the flag are dull cream and the spaces at the right and left of the flag are dull yellow-green. end id.

banner id: a 1500x150 teal banner with the words ‘please read my dni before interacting’ in large white text in the center. end id.

dni link

#dysgeographica #dysgeographic #my flags #new flag #mad pride #mad pride flag #mad flag

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mogai-headcanons · 9 months

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Turnip from Chicory: A Colorful Tale has dysgeographica!

tags: @dysgeographica | dni link

#turnip #chicory: a colorful tale #dysgeographica #developmental topographical disorientation #mogai headcanon #dexter's headcanons #tagging that blog because this is basically canon and i figure other dysgeographics might appreciate the representation!!#the main character helps him when he's lost and learns from his family that he gets extremely lost very often #including an incident where he was trying to go to a shop in his hometown and ended up in a different town #i love him

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utaicon · 9 months

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A sudden, tiny coronation ceremony that only I know about,

MORE MORE JUMP! disabled/neurodivergent icons・★

Nobody requested, part 2 of my (late) disability pride month headcanons・★

Free to use, please reblog if using!・★

#project sekai #links: card/lyric/flag credit ☆#project sekai icons #disability pride #neurodivergent pride #shizuku hinomori #minori hanasato #autism #dyslexia #dysgeographica

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brightlotusmoon · 2 years

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Dear gods, the dysgeographica is evil today. I decided to take the opposite path to walk a metro bus to take me to the metro station, and got so lost I spent ten minutes on the wrong side of the road, missed three buses, and might be late for physical therapy.

I'm lucky Dr Lam is such a sweetheart and completely understands.

I'm the kind of ADHD autistic who would rather be too early than late and will go out of my way. The receptionist once said "Even when you're late you're early" when I assumed I'd be five minutes late when I showed up five minutes early.

I should have just walked the half hour straight to the train station, I would be there by now. *waiting for bus* *mad at self*

#being autistic and adhd with processing disorders is a neat trick #dysgeographica #executive dysfunction #aaaaaaa #my fucking brain #being neurodivergent

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1pcii · 4 months

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platonic zonami idea: when they go out drinking together or generally places together on islands and stuff they'll walk with arms linked. this has multiple benefits;

-Zoro dosnt get lost but is lead where he needs to be by someone he actually trusts.

(holds these screencaps so close to my heart)

-Nami gets a big 'scary' guard dog that stops rando's from making advances and people from challenging her if a wallet mysteriously disappeares

-same goes for zoro, they beard each other

-they both like physical contact with no underlying motives and are best friends who like hanging out. fight me

#cons are on very rare occasions other lesbians may see zoro's 110cm chest and think he is a beautiful butch #but nami is charismatic (lesbian magnet) enough that it wouldn't matter in the end ;)#god I love the 'likes to feel protected'/'likes to be looked out for/cared for' aspect of their relationship #this is written as platonic but anyone is free to tag as ship #psii.txt #text #1pc #one piece #roronoa zoro #nami #platonic zonami #i really like the idea of characters actually treating zoro's directional difficulties with compassion #ever since i saw that post talking about disabilities in one piece and how zoro's lack of navigational skill are basically akin to one #ive been thinking... like yea it quite literally is!#i did some reading since it interested me. directional dyslexia and dysgeographica are the technical terms

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sproutflags · 3 months

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Can I have an hypergeographica flag? Based on dysgeographica

I'm sorry anon, I couldn't find much info on this term and am not familiar with it nor experience it so I don't think I'm the best person to ask to make this flag :( I've been staring at this request really stumped on how to approach it sadly. I'll have to deny this request unfortunately.

If one of my followers would like to take on this request I'm posting it so that one of them can tackle it if they wish!

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fire-fira · 2 years

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That fun dysgeographica feel when you’re planning ahead to go somewhere you’ve never been before and your brain pulls the whole ‘WHERE IS THIS PLACE EXACTLY????? AND WHY ARE THERE NO CLEAR ANSWERS?!’

😨😨😨😨

#dysgeographica #my life #neurodivergent #neurodiversity #don't get me wrong- my phone has GPS #but I DO NOT want to get lost when I try to go to the thing #and since I can't tell if I'm supposed to get off the bus at a certain spot #or wait until the street the route planner says I should #and I can't tell if they're the same spot or not #AND the thing says there's 5 stops for what looks like it's supposed to be just 1 location #my dysgeographic ass is confused and not clear AT ALL on where my stop is #I just hope that the map on the GPS is up to date with the street layout #because NOTHING is as gd confusing as when the street signs and layout #don't match what the GPS says they should be #that shit actually made me late af for an interview once #and is probably why I didn't get that job #SIGH #it'd also be really nice to avoid the bullshit of a panic attack in the worst case scenario

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rin-the-shadow · 3 years

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When you have the ultimate hatch clutch, but in reality you just got lost looking for the door because all the halls look the same.

This was my experience as Nea in the Treatment Theater today. In the second half, I suddenly got some major dysgeographica, and it was a very strange experience having that happen in a video game instead of in real life. So while running around in a panic going “I’m gonna die, I’m definitely gonna die” as the level gets increasingly flakey like a floor-is-lava Otherworld transition, somehow end up back in the middle of the level, and then I hear the hatch.

I’d planned it to be my last round anyway because it’s starting to storm here and the last thing I need is for my wifi to flicker and force a disconnect, but dang, what a round to end it on!

Naturally, I forgot to hit record.

#rin plays games #dead by daylight #dbd #nea vs. the treatment theater #not even versus the doctor though he did hook me once #the fricking winding hallways man

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thebubblelist · 6 years

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Dysgeographica

-after Fionna keeps turning right despite my directions-

Me: Take a LEFT after you get off the ramp.

Pooja: Towards you, TOWARDS YOU.

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dysgeographica · 9 months

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what’s dysgeographica?

dysgeographica, also known as developmental topographical disorientation, is a form of neurodivergence in which a person has difficulty creating mental maps, orienting themselves or a location in space, and navigating from place to place.

some common symptoms of dysgeographica include:

getting lost easily, even in one's own neighborhood or other extremely familiar locations

difficulty memorizing even simple or frequently traveled routes

no internal compass (i.e. no sense of which way one is facing or if one has been turned around)

no sense of where familiar locations are in relation to each other

difficulty making a mental map of a building or area's layout

uncertainty about which direction a location is in, even if one knows how to get there

complete reliance on GPS navigation while traveling

rigidly following one familiar route to get somewhere, even if a better route may be available

anxiety around driving a car due to lack of confidence in one's ability to navigate as the driver

is dysgeographica just a poor sense of direction?

while many people struggle to read maps or navigate unfamiliar places, being dysgeographic means struggling with very familiar locations as well as unfamiliar ones, potentially getting lost in one's own neighborhood or workplace.

additionally, while someone who just has a poor sense of direction will generally still be able to move through the world and perform daily life activities with little to no added difficulty or distress, dysgeographic people will often find that their difficulty navigating makes day-to-day functioning more difficult (e.g. being late to work regularly due to getting lost, not being able to drive a car or travel alone).

is dysgeographica part of adhd/autism/etc?

it is possible to have dysgeographica with comorbid autism, adhd, dyslexia, dyscalculia, dyspraxia, etc. it's also possible to experience dysgeographic symptoms as secondary to one of those (e.g. having trouble navigating due to adhd inattention).

that being said, dysgeographica is not inherently connected to any other form of neurodivergence, and can be the only neurodivergence someone has. you don't need to be diagnosed with anything else to have dysgeographica.

is dysgeographica a disability?

yes, dysgeographica is a neurodevelopmental disability.

it is not, however, recognized as such by the DSM or ICD, despite research showing evidence of its existence and the impact it can have on people's lives. that doesn’t mean it’s not a real disability — what it does mean is that it can be very difficult (if not impossible) to get accommodations.

while dysgeographica would most likely not be categorized as a specific learning disability, it does have some overlap with dyscalculia and dyslexia, and can be considered a “cousin” of the specific learning disabilities much in the same way as dyspraxia.

#resource #dysgeographica #actually dysgeographic #developmental topographical disorientation #neurodivergent #actually neurodivergent #neurodivergent community #neurodiversity #neuroqueer #neurospicy #developmentally disabled #developmental disabilities #neurodevelopmental disorders #disability education #disability awareness #disability community #disability #directionally challenged #sense of direction

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dysgeographica · 9 months

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dysgeographica alert-style userboxes

#userbox #this user #dysgeographica #actually dysgeographic #developmental topographical disorientation #neurodivergent #neurodivergence #actually neurodivergent #neurodivergent community #neuroqueer #neurospicy #developmentally disabled #developmental disabilities #neurodevelopmental disorders #disability #actually disabled #disability community #directionally challenged #sense of direction

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dysgeographica · 9 months

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dysgeographica is not rare — it’s just rarely discussed.

dysgeographica, sometimes referred to as developmental topographical disorientation, is a neurodevelopmental disability that primarily affects a person’s sense of direction and ability to navigate.

a 2022 study of italian young adults found that 3% of their sample met their criteria for having dysgeographica.

while this is a statistic from one study of one population and there aren’t very many other studies out there that we can compare it with to gauge its overall accuracy, it does give us some idea. so, let’s assume for now that that is accurate and approximately 3% of all people are dysgeographic.

it might sound small, but do you know how much 3% of the population actually is?

3% of the population is…

more than people with red hair.

more than people with green eyes.

roughly equal to autistic people.

one person in a group of 33 people.

six people in a 200 seat lecture hall.

190 students at the average college.

over 25,000 people in new york city.

almost 10 million people in the US.

over 47 million people in the whole world. that’s more than the total amount of people in kenya, the 26th largest country in the world. there are enough of us to have our own country!

to be classified as rare in the US, something has to affect a maximum of 200,000 people in the entire country. the (estimated) number of dysgeographics is 50 times that.

so no — as far as current studies can tell, dysgeographica is not rare!

if it’s not rare, then, why have you probably never heard of it? why are there so few people who know they’re dysgeographic?

because it’s just not being talked about, and it hasn’t been recognized by influential medical organizations or given a place in their official diagnostic guides.

that leaves the vast majority of dysgeographics not knowing why they can’t get around the way other people can or that there’s a name for the way their brains work. some may come up with their own explanations for the things they struggle with, but others will simply assume the people who judged them were right — that they’re just not “smart enough” or not trying hard enough to get it right.

and even those of us who do know we’re dysgeographic will have a hard time finding other people like us or getting access to any of the accommodations or other resources and support we might need.

i, for one, think that’s far too many people being left in the dark about their own neurotype, so let’s talk about it more.

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dysgeographica · 9 months

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This blog is the first im hearing of this. Do you know anything about telling the difference between this and aphantasia?

basically, aphantasia is about not being able to visualize while dysgeographica is about not being able to navigate. those tow things can overlap — namely, an aphantasic person and a dysgeographic person might share the inability to visualize mental maps. but that’s just the middle of the venn diagram.

so an aphantasic person won’t only be unable to visualize mental maps, they’ll be unable to visualize anything at all, while a dysgeographic person could have an incredibly vivid visual imagination when it comes to everything else. and a dysgeographic person will likely struggle with aspects of navigation other than mental maps, while an aphantasic person could be able to navigate just fine without actually seeing the mental map in their head.

obviously, these are generalizations, but it should give you an idea of the differences between the two.

i also wouldn’t be surprised if dysgeographica is related to aphantasia, though, given the overlap between the two. i know there’s evidence of a connection between dysgeographica and prosopagnosia for a similar reason — they both affect a person’s ability to create visual representations in their head, whether it be places or faces — so i can see aphantasia also being related in that way.

generally speaking, though, if you’re trying to identify which one you’re experiencing, i think the two basic questions to ask are “do you have trouble with visualization when it comes to things other than maps/places?” and “do you struggle with aspects of navigation other than seeing the maps/places in your head?”

i hope that helps!

#ask answered #resource #aphantasia #dysgeographica #actually dysgeographic #developmental topographical disorientation #neurodivergent #actually neurodivergent #neurodiverse #neurodiversity #neuroqueer #neurospicy #developmentally disabled #developmental disabilities #neurodevelopmental disorders #disability #actually disabled #directionally challenged #sense of direction

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dysgeographica · 9 months

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dysgeographica culture is almost having a panic attack in your car in the parking lot of a place you’ve been going to for years because there isn’t enough cell service to load google maps and you have no idea how to get back home on your own.

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dysgeographica · 9 months

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dysgeographica culture is having no idea how people can play entire d&d campaigns in just theater of the mind because holy shit how do you know where anything is or what things look like just from a description????? like sure i can try to imagine it but the version in my head will not look how it’s supposed to

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