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“How I Hide from the Neurodivergence That I Mistake as Weakness”
I try to mask my neurodivergence and how it impacts my life — the excessive worry, the missed appointments, the scratched-out plans, the unopened calendar or journal or self-help book stacked atop the others, and the forgotten words of encouragement I scribbled in the margins. Why? Because stigma tells us that neurodivergence – bipolar II, anxiety, and ADHD, in my case – is a weakness. So, I hide.I buy an extra-large calendar for work and use a rainbow of colors to never forget my to-dos, attempting to visually imprint the needed information in my mind.