Beautifully said. The tragedy isn’t neurodivergence ... it’s building a culture that forgets it was never meant to run on a single kind of mind. What I keep coming back to is that these minds evolved together. Intelligence was never individual — it was distributed. When we rebuild environments that let those roles reconnect, something much larger becomes possible.
It's time to change the name from "attention deficit hyperactivity disorder" and call it something that reflects the strength that it is. Stop "diagnosing" and labeling children and dosing them with pharmaceuticals to make them more compliant.
Yes, obvious by just viewing and a couple questions. A retired teachers, I saw this in my third grade students back in the late 90's. We are here to help change the world back to connection again.
Not vaccine created for most on the autism spectrum, our gifted differences inherited.
Beautifully said. The tragedy isn’t neurodivergence ... it’s building a culture that forgets it was never meant to run on a single kind of mind. What I keep coming back to is that these minds evolved together. Intelligence was never individual — it was distributed. When we rebuild environments that let those roles reconnect, something much larger becomes possible.
It's time to change the name from "attention deficit hyperactivity disorder" and call it something that reflects the strength that it is. Stop "diagnosing" and labeling children and dosing them with pharmaceuticals to make them more compliant.
something like "attention variance phenomenon?"
Thom’s article needs to be on every channel, much appreciated.
In an earlier post,
One responder, Eric, renamed Add as Additional Dimensions Developed
Add in Highly? And Additional Dimension Highly Developed. Plural or not on dimension?
Possibly
Mine: ADD Attention Differently Directed, for all on the autism spectrum.
ADHD? Attention Direction Highly Divergent....? Not specific enough in a good way.
Let's all keep on it.
Yes, obvious by just viewing and a couple questions. A retired teachers, I saw this in my third grade students back in the late 90's. We are here to help change the world back to connection again.
Not vaccine created for most on the autism spectrum, our gifted differences inherited.