Top 5 Benefits Of Being Neurodivergent

“I wouldn’t swap the way my mind works for anything; it’s who I am”

This article embraces and celebrates the wonderful way the neurodivergent mind works. There are many times that it can work against us. This is mainly an issue due to society’s expectations of behaviour as opposed to being an issue for us. If you are born with a neurodivergent mind then you have no choice in the matter and I, like many others, choose to see this as a good thing over all.

This is one of my favourite benefits as it feels like a superpower. It can be different for everyone but, for me, it allows me to delve into an unlimited imagination when I write and create a whole world in an instant.

Another benefit of hyperfocus is attention to detail. I have had many jobs which required this in the job description but due to my imposter syndrome I never quite realised what my ability meant.

I worked in accounting for a few years and I would spot an error without particularly knowing why. I could just see that it didn’t look quite right. This is when I first started to realise that I had a talent with numbers. It’s pretty crazy that having completed a degree in Economics, I didn’t already realise this; that’s imposter syndrome for you!

Unfortunately, the ability to hyperfocus can be mistaken for the opposite; not concentrating. We don’t always have a choice on what we hyperfocus on. This is especially an issue at school age when we are most required to focus our attention on specific topics throughout the day.

I am self-diagnosed Autistic and ADHD and have the inattentive kind. This led to me being seen as a girl with her head in the clouds. What was actually happening was my head was processing the lesson before at school or creating a story that would likely never be told.

2. Broad-minded

This may seem like an unusual choice but I believe this is one of the biggest benefits to having a neurodivergent mind. We are born with an innate acceptance of all others. We have an affinity with those that are visibly different and have a strong urge to be kind towards anyone…

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