Additionally, justice sensitivity can be impacted by other aspects of a person’s identity.
This article describes justice sensitivity and how it manifests in autistic and ADHD people in particular.
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What Does It Mean to Have Justice Sensitivity?
They may be driven to take action to correct injustices around them.
They may also find themselves drained orburned outby the many injustices that occur around the world every day.
What Causes Justice Sensitivity in Autistic People?
As we have noted, an individual does not have to be autistic to experience justice sensitivity.
However, some commonautistic traitscan explain why autistic people are more likely to experience justice sensitivity.
What Causes Justice Sensitivity in ADHDers?
Justice Sensitivity in AuDHD
AuDHDrefers to when someone is both ADHD and autistic.
What Are the Benefits of Justice Sensitivity?
Caring about others and wanting to see justice prevail in the world are positive qualities.
They reflect compassion and often empathy, and they drive us to help and support each other.
They educate others about justice issues and demand positive change in the world around them.
They can point out unfairness and inequality, helping others advocate for themselves.
When turned inward, justice sensitivity helps individuals self-advocate and articulate their needs to those who can help them.
What Are the Drawbacks of Justice Sensitivity?
They may engage indoomscrollingon social media, constantly exposing themselves to injustice after injustice.
Advocacy work itself is highly intense.
Additionally, we presently live in a society where harm seems to be around every corner.
Attempting to honor your justice ideals in a world that makes this impossible is exhausting.
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