Hello Friends, Family, and Fans;
Before the pandemic, I was talking to a friend and they said something like, “You understand what it’s like since you’re neurodivergent.” I didn’t know what that meant. In case you don’t, neurodivergent is a blanket term for those who have a different mental or neurological function. You’ll also hear neurospicy or other variations. The word is often claimed by autistics, those with ADHD, dyslexics, etc.
Once I looked up what they meant, I assumed it was due to my dyslexia, something that has plagued me my whole life.
Another friend later said they claimed Jen and I as part of their neurodivergent friends. I also started noticing a lot of my friends are neurodivergent and I started looking into it.
I started to see a lot of memes and videos about ADHD and Autism that were really relatable and I started wondering.
By the time the pandemic hit, I was thinking maybe. We’d also noticed some attributes in Dragon and started the process of getting her psycho-educational testing.
After a lot of procrastinating, Jen and I set up appointments for ourselves. (We’re still waiting on Jen’s results.)
Mine came back, as I expected, with ADHD of the Inattentive type. I’d done enough research to be fairly sure but it still feels weird. It makes sense however.
There it is, I’ve learnt more about myself and this gives me tools and a community to help me deal with my own brain. The nurse I talked to said that I’d done a good job finding strategies to help myself avoid the worst.
If you have questions I can try to answer but I’m no expert… yet.
Be kind and stay safe,
Éric
