Masha du Toit, #writer of #ScienceFiction and #Fantasy, living in Cape Town, South Africa. #Autistic, Afrikaans, and #nonbinary 🙂

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  • @Foon @Subito
    There are definitely people who believe that the term neurodivergent only applies to people who are born with the neurological difference, but from what I’ve seen, a lot of people understand it to be much wider than that.

    Traumatic brain injury is definitely an example of neurodivergency as far as I’m concerned.

    I don’t see the point of this particular form of gatekeeping, especially since we don’t know whether a person might be born with a nervous system that makes them more vulnerable to certain conditions like eating disorders, depression, etc, which some people argue shouldn’t be included under neurodivergence.

    I think all neurological differences are neurodivergent, including dementia, narcissist personality disorder, fetal alcohol syndrome, epilepsy, eating disorders etc

    There’s a recent episode on the Neurodivergent Woman about Traumatic Brain injury that touches on this.


  • @TechyDad

    It’s profound, realising that you’re autistic .

    I wonder why some of us find it so traumatic, and others so liberating?

    Maybe it’s to do with how it happens. For me, I came to this self discovery after struggling with severe mental health problems that didn’t seem to have any explanation.

    Realising I’m autistic was an incredible release from self blame.

    I think there’s a unique journey for parents of autistic children, though. And not an easy one.

    Be kind and patient with yourself.

    @neamhsplach