LehtoriTuomo , Checked an old work notebook to see if there were any important notes to transfer somewhere else. Suddenly there was a doodle of myself with an infinity symbol on the t-shirt. The page was about a seminar on neurodiversity at the university! The seminar was two years ago so before my self-diagnosis.
As this might be of interest to others (no big insights though), here are my notes (translated from Finnish):
"- ADHD: different regulation of alertness, emotions, and attention (different way to be)
- Autism: different social interaction, imagination, and communication (different way to see!)
Neuro minorities:
- experience of being different
- understanding of hierarchy
- thinking outside the box
- creativity
- empathy
- sensory regulation
- own role
- own pace
- special interests
- social pressure"
The page ends with a personal note that, in hindsight, I absolutely love:
"sometimes wondered whether I myself am on the spectrum, but then again not..."
Can't help thinking the trans trope "there were no signs" 😅
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