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Author : Jenara Nerenberg
Pages : 256 pages
Publisher : HarperOne
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ISBN-10 : 0062876805
ISBN-13 : 9780062876805
Synopsis Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World That Wasn't Designed for You
AUDIBLE EDITOR'S PICK A paradigm-shifting study of neurodivergent women?those with ADHD, autism, synesthesia, high sensitivity, and sensory processing disorder?exploring why these traits are overlooked in women and how society benefits from allowing their unique strengths to flourish.As a successful Harvard and Berkeley-educated writer, entrepreneur, and devoted mother, Jenara Nerenberg was shocked to discover that her ?symptoms?--only ever labeled as anxiety-- were considered autistic and ADHD. Being a journalist, she dove into the research and uncovered neurodiversity?a framework that moves away from pathologizing ?abnormal? versus ?normal? brains and instead recognizes the vast diversity of our mental makeups.?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