[diversity-talk] Neurodiversity and CoC

[Serge Wroclawski]

Alyssa,

While in OSM I've been called a pig, an imbecile, a bimbo, and a host
of other terms, but your mail is absolutely, without a doubt the most
offensive thing I've experienced in my time in OpenStreetMap.

While I feel bad for your accident, saying that this makes you
"neuro-diverse" is incredibly insensitive and rude.

First of all, the term for people who differ from the norm in terms of
neurology are called "nero-divergent", not "neuro-diverse", and second
of all, your comparison of people who have conditions like autism or
learning disabilities to people who've been in an accident is so
offensive that I don't have the words for it.

Second of all, it's not enough that you make neuro-divergent people
uncomfortable at events, including my fiancée (who by the way has
Aspegers), but now you've decided to shame her, and shame me, and
every other person who has been born with a neurological disorder?

You should absolutely be ashamed of yourself. This is the exact type
of behavior that a code of conduct should in place to stop.

Sincerely,

- Serge Wroclawski