THE FUSE

People often misunderstand what it means to recognise that you are neurodivergent or gifted. You may read a description of giftedness, ADHD, or high sensitivity and feel a jolt of recognition so strong it is visceral, a sense of finally seeing your own experience named on a page. And yet something stops you from claiming it. You may think: Am I trying to say I am special? Who am I to say I am gifted? Is this just me trying to feel better about myself? The pushback you get when you try to talk about it often comes from this misreading, from yourself as much as from others.