By Sarah Zhang — 2017
Head trauma made her see strange colors, even ones that are “not even real.”
Read on www.theatlantic.com
CLEAR ALL
Battling stigma is nothing new in the ADHD community. In Black and other marginalized communities, it abounds—outside and, even worse, inside Black families. But reducing stigma in BIPOC communities is not all on us.
I’m a neurotypical, type-A rule follower—my husband and sons are anything but. How do we make it work? By embracing a funny, creative world of ADHD and difference.
From increased awareness to more diagnoses, neurodiversity has our attention
Neurodiversity is the idea that it’s normal and acceptable for people to have brains that function differently from one another.
Remember that people who are neurodivergent are not abnormal, or less smart than you; their brains work in ways we are still learning to understand, and they have just as much to offer as neurotypical people do.
Neurodivergence is the term for when someone’s brain processes, learns, and/or behaves differently from what is considered “typical.”
Sometimes it feels like the world wasn’t designed for sensitive people. Here are ways to take care of yourself.
The first NGO for synesthetes on the African continent has just been registered.
Anecdotal observations from my own dealings.
In the autism community, functioning labels are discouraged because they can be misleading. A person can be able to function independently in some areas but require significant support in others. People labeled as high functioning can often have significant needs that are overlooked.