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Neurodivergent Brains Build Better Systems (2025)

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Re: Neurodivergent Brains Build Better Systems (2025)

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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…

I agree a rounded view is needed. I just happen to find a lot of discussion online as well as irl to be very demotivating (sometimes bordering on a pitty party, especially on some subreddits), which is why I posted this. Ofc not expecting this to be a "well rounded" analysis - it's a very specific look they wrote about.

Re: Neurodivergent Brains Build Better Systems (2025)

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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…

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…

The great thing about remote work & open source is that you can be one of the weird ones, create your own social interface for work, and let your accomplishments speak for themselves.
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