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A thought I had this morning about neurodivergence and the modern world - opinions appreciated!

Loz

I hope this comes across the right way - I’m asking this out of curiosity and reflection, not to minimise anyone’s struggles.

I was thinking this morning about how the world today isn’t very accessible for a lot of people, especially those of us who are neurodivergent. The pace, noise, pressure, constant changes… it all feels designed for a certain type of brain, the "neurotypical" brain.

It made me wonder:

If we lived in a much earlier, slower world — before all the hustle and bustle — would traits linked to ASD or ADHD actually have been less of a difficulty? Or maybe even strengths?

I’m not questioning whether the struggles are real (they absolutely are). I’m more thinking about how different environments can either support or clash with certain traits, and how our modern world often makes things harder than they need to be.

I’d love to hear other people’s thoughts on this idea and I hope I am clear in expressing myself.

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  • Even before I was diagnosed I always believed I was born in the wrong time. Obviously life was stressful in different ways years ago, but I genuinely feel that a simpler life with less modern day trappings would be bliss compared to this. That might just be me idealising the past without really considering the difficulties of then though. I suppose it would have been harder in the sense that neurodiversity wasn't really a thing (of course it was) and those that would be diagnosed now, were probably seen as "insane" or something equally negative. 

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  • Even before I was diagnosed I always believed I was born in the wrong time. Obviously life was stressful in different ways years ago, but I genuinely feel that a simpler life with less modern day trappings would be bliss compared to this. That might just be me idealising the past without really considering the difficulties of then though. I suppose it would have been harder in the sense that neurodiversity wasn't really a thing (of course it was) and those that would be diagnosed now, were probably seen as "insane" or something equally negative. 

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