Tag: neurodiversity

  • Some Thoughts on Layers and the Limits of Labels

    The longer I’ve worked in mental health, the less convinced I’ve become that people’s experiences fit neatly into single stories. I’ve found myself mentally revisiting people I’ve worked with in the past, regarding whether their neurodivergence was lost beneath latter ‘layers’ as mine was. The hallmarks obscured by lifetimes of resilience and resourceful overcompensation, plastered over…