By Holly White — 2019
More insights on a positive side of a “disorder”
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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.”
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Head trauma made her see strange colors, even ones that are “not even real.”
Synesthesia makes ordinary life marvelous.
Anecdotal observations from my own dealings.
It is estimated that approximately 3 to 5 percent of the population has some form of synesthesia and that women are more likely to become synesthetes than men.
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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.