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ADD: "I'm ADD about my homework" means a person has a hard time focusing on it, but not that they actually have ADD.If you love something, you can say that you're enamored, absorbed, enchanted, charmed, or delighted by it. People say "I'm so obsessed with X" to imply they like it, but it's ableist because it makes a joke about OCD. Obsessed: We're listing this separately from OCD because it's used differently and is one of the only ableist words meant as a compliment.Rather than saying you're "so OCD about" something, say that "I'm particular about how I keep my things."
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OCD: This term is used culturally in reference to things that people do in a way that's jokingly considered obsessive or compulsive.So instead of using one of those words, try outrageous, bananas, bizarre, amazing, intense, extreme, overwhelming, or wild. Crazy, Nuts, Mad, Psycho, or Insane: "Wow, that's crazy!" may not seem like a harmful statement, but if you think about someone with a mental health condition hearing that statement, it's easy to realize that it is.Try using any of the non-ableist synonyms like irritating or uncool. It's listed separately from stupid and its synonyms because it references a physical disability instead of an intellectual one. Dumb: This word refers to a person who doesn't speak verbally, but people often use it to mean that something or someone isn't intelligent or wise.Instead, say that a situation or person is frustrating, ignorant, dense, unpleasant, cheesy, or awful. Stupid, Retarded, Idiot(ic), Cretin, or Moron(ic): People say this to imply something, or someone isn't intelligent or worth their time, but the words refer to people with intellectual disabilities.