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danireys 's review for:
Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World That Wasn't Designed for You
by Jenara Nerenberg
informative
slow-paced
Good introduction and accessible for those not having much knowledge of neurodiversity. With this said I really feel like this author has written for people who are not neurodivergent, it seems to be making things more palatable to the masses. Despite this being published in 2020 the language is dated. Asperger’s has not been in the DSM since 2013. Instead of acknowledging that it was heavily used including chapters on it throughout. HSP is early neurodivergence studies that’s flawed as well. (And bias shows with how often it’s explained that she’s friends with Aron). But I get that those help people connect better with the topic… many I’ve encountered have a much easier time understanding “Asperger’s” or low support needs autism and high sensitivity than just using neurodivergent. The spectrum is wide and broad. This is why we use the neurodiversity paradigm to explain it. I agree with the conclusion that high sensitivity is key. Nervous systems are all diverse and unique. But enough already with HSP. It’s not a thing. Those brain scans showing it… are the same autistic brain scans in sensory processing issues. Stop trying to make it more palatable to the greater public by sounding more gentle with “highly sensitive person.