I wish people would stop talking so much about neurodivergency in this way. I think we just need to be aware of the differences, to help neurodivergent people where they need help, to adapt to what needs adaptation, and to give them the space they require, as is true to all human beings. Talking about neurodivengency as a general advantage (or disadvantage) brings no benefit and adds nothing but noise to the discussi…
Neurodivergent Brains Build Better Systems (2025)
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Re: Neurodivergent Brains Build Better Systems (2025)
#62I wish people would stop talking so much about neurodivergency in this way. I think we just need to be aware of the differences, to help neurodivergent people where they need help, to adapt to what needs adaptation, and to give them the space they require, as is true to all human beings. Talking about neurodivengency as a general advantage (or disadvantage) brings no benefit and adds nothing but noise to the discussi…
Personally, I love it when my disability and source of lifetime trauma is treated as a capitalist fetish. Perhaps ironically, it's one of the many things that makes being an autistic person even harder. As if baseline expectations of you aren't already too much, you're now a hyper-profitable 400x engineer. But you can't be one of the weird ones or your social awkwardness gets you canned no matter how good an engineer…