Right from the outset, I’m gonna state that I don’t know what I’m doing, nor do I know how to proceed. I have limited knowledge about neurodivergence, ADHD and the autism spectrum. I am sure I shall say things incorrectly and make mistakes with terminology. I do hope that I don’t offend or upset anyone. Please be patient and forgiving where you can. I mean no harm.
Discoveries On The Road
We find ourselves far from where we started-out, on a nomadic lifestyle; my wife, our two wonderful kids and me. Our children have recently received neurodivergent diagnoses, I have testing coming up, and my wife will do soon after.
These new discoveries, in a way, have upended everything, but at the same time provided convincing explanations for things which had been troubling and puzzling us.
Anonymity and Purpose
One purpose of this blog will be to document us negotiating our path through this new neurodivergent world we have found ourselves to have always been in, as we, at the same time, negotiate our way around this physical world.
I’m choosing not to be so explicit about our identities. From what I have read so far, their might be considerable discrimination out there and we prefer to shield our children from that, as best we can. If you feel that detracts from our authenticity, then it will have to be so.
Neurodivergence – A Disability and its Idiosyncrasies
The truth of the matter is, that neurodivergence is a disability, a fact that I am coming to terms with, having lived a whole life believing I am fully abled.
I could tweak and edit my posts to give them maximum SEO favourability but a stubbornness, perhaps borne of my possible neurodivergence, gives the feeling that such practices detract from an authentic voice, would restrict the way I write, and is a style that is better left to AI these days. To be honest, trying to fit my words into that structure was making it hard for me to write, and was quite demotivating.
I suspect my grammar and punctuation might also not be altogether orthodox, and the writing might be hopping about, all over the place. There’s no doubt that will have something to do with the way my brain works. Something I might know more about as we travel along. I’ll be wanting to just get it all written down.
That Something Good May Come of It
Perhaps someone in the same, or similar boat, might be able to draw something helpful, useful or good, from reading this.
Let’s go find out what might be on the other side.