In your place I’d be tempted to notice the negative reaction this comment got (the most in this thread by far) and see it as an invitation to widen your understanding of neurodivergence. A lot of neurodivergent people struggle with feelings of being “broken” that they may have experienced for a whole lifetime. It’s only very recently that a global conversation about neurodivergence based on understanding rather than shaming has started to happen. Your comment, perhaps unwittingly, hit a nerve. Ironically, it also potentially displayed markers for neurodivergence, in the sense that you weren’t able to anticipate the feelings it would manifest. If you are “one of us” I hope you have a helpful journey of discovery ahead of you and people who can support you through it 🙂
In your place I’d be tempted to notice the negative reaction this comment got (the most in this thread by far) and see it as an invitation to widen your understanding of neurodivergence. A lot of neurodivergent people struggle with feelings of being “broken” that they may have experienced for a whole lifetime. It’s only very recently that a global conversation about neurodivergence based on understanding rather than shaming has started to happen. Your comment, perhaps unwittingly, hit a nerve. Ironically, it also potentially displayed markers for neurodivergence, in the sense that you weren’t able to anticipate the feelings it would manifest. If you are “one of us” I hope you have a helpful journey of discovery ahead of you and people who can support you through it 🙂