By Stephen Frost — 2021
The top skills employers are looking for closely correspond to those who have dyslexic thinking skills—yet many employers remain unaware of these dyslexic skills.
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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.”
She also told Jimmy Fallon he appears to her as a “vertical brown rectangle.”
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.
ADHD and depression are commonly coexisting conditions with some overlapping symptoms. The link between the two is complex.
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.
Therapists, psychologists and nurses who are autistic say it has made them better at their jobs, but that misconceptions about the condition are forcing them to keep their diagnosis a secret.