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A review by jentidders
Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World That Wasn't Designed for You by Jenara Nerenberg
3.0
Jenara Nerenberg is a writer, journalist and late-diagnosed autistic and ADHD woman.
In Divergent Mind she examines the vast diversity of our mental makeups (covering neurodiversities such as ADHD, autism, synesthesia, high sensitivity, and sensory processing disorder, which often overlap) and asks why these traits tend to be overlooked in women.
In doing so, Nerenberg explores how society benefits from these women's unique strengths, dispels myths, and encourages a move away from pathologizing “abnormal” versus “normal” brains. She also suggests practical societal changes in communication, design, and support that would help divergent minds to flourish.
As a fellow woman who had long had a sense that I was "different" until my autism diagnosis last year, I am very happy to see how many texts seem to be coming out at the moment about neurodiverse women and girls, and really enjoyed this well-written and researched book.
In Divergent Mind she examines the vast diversity of our mental makeups (covering neurodiversities such as ADHD, autism, synesthesia, high sensitivity, and sensory processing disorder, which often overlap) and asks why these traits tend to be overlooked in women.
In doing so, Nerenberg explores how society benefits from these women's unique strengths, dispels myths, and encourages a move away from pathologizing “abnormal” versus “normal” brains. She also suggests practical societal changes in communication, design, and support that would help divergent minds to flourish.
As a fellow woman who had long had a sense that I was "different" until my autism diagnosis last year, I am very happy to see how many texts seem to be coming out at the moment about neurodiverse women and girls, and really enjoyed this well-written and researched book.