Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World That Wasn’t Designed For You
by Jenara Nerenberg
When it comes to women, sensory processing differences are often overlooked, masked, or mistaken for something else entirely. Between a flawed system that focuses on diagnosing younger, male populations, and the fact that girls are conditioned from a young age to blend in and conform to gender expectations, women often don’t learn about their neurological differences until they are adults, if at all. As a result, potentially millions live with undiagnosed or misdiagnosed neurodivergences, and the misidentification leads to depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, and shame. Meanwhile, we miss out on the gifts our neurodivergent minds have to offer.
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Kim’s Review –
SO good – ★★★★★