Yeah, during the process of diagnosing my youngest, I chatted up one of the doctors, and she was telling me about how certain professions are packed with neurodivergent people, who are more qualified than the typicals.
The BBC is given rare access to MI5 HQ in London, to meet a neurodivergent intelligence officer.
Intel worker suffering from burnout discovers he is neurodivergent. Interesting read.
Yeah, no doubt. I get better parking and priority in queues. Not life changing, but if I can do it, why not?
Ear plugs are a remarkable tool. Since I did the first one, they have helped me so much. Nowadays, I take them with me any time I leave the house, and they help so much.
Hope those relationship issues are also getting better, along with the improvement in other areas you already mentioned.
Nice, acceptance is great! Glad you are feeling a positive change!
For me, it was really only to know and also to have that when it comes time to talk to my youngest about it (fast approaching....). But the learning I have been doing for a while, so the diagnostic makes no difference, really. Oh wait, there was one interesting bit, doing an IQ test again to see what difference 30 years make from the first one I took (when I was trying to understand why the hell I was so "weird", but it led nowhere back then).
Older Diagnosed Peeps, what made you pursue your diagnosis?
I always knew I was different, but it was only at 33 that someone suggested I might have it (I was getting myself checked out after my father passed), so I talked to a doctor about it a couple of times but never truly did all the tests.
It took me having both kids diagnosed to go through the entire process to get my diagnosis (same as the kids, unsurprisingly), and I cannot avoid cursing myself at 33 for not doing it sooner. Everything I learned in the 10+ years between both things could have made that period a bit smoother, using all the tools and techniques I have acquired since.
I know that feeling.... I hope you are having an useful kind of day!
Late potential diagnosis, took another 10 years (and 2 diagnosed kids) to actually get myself properly checked.
I wish I had had more resources back when I was growing up because a lot of the challenges were related to things that I now know were not just me "being weird".
Finally found a partner that tries to understand, is learning about what it all means, and is actually curious about the differences, especially when it comes to how we see, process, and experience things. So life is looking up, honestly.
But I know I have nothing to complain about because I have a good life and my kids are getting a lot more support and understanding and hopefully they will have a much happier life experience.
How about you? What is your experience like?
What I tell my kids (and myself) about our brains
First post here, coincidentally I stumbled on this image and I quite liked it because it is precisely what I do to my kids and myself.
Also, just got in here, so hello everyone.