No matter how diverse you think you are, there is always a part of you which is typical. It is as important to recognise and celebrate your neurotypical side as much as it is important to figure out your neurodiverse patterns.
On a hunch I am probably 65% diverse and 35% typical. I am lucky to have both, fairly well balanced in my life so I get to experience the best of both worlds. My mother has also a high percentage of neurodiversity and is often envious of some of the typical skillsets that I have that are beyond her. On the other hand she has typical abilities which are beyond me but which she hasn't yet learnt to rejoice in.
It is in the nature of mankind to focus on what he hasn't got and as we all know the grass is greener on the other side. There is a part of me that wants to switch my neural patterns around to 65% typical and 35% diverse as I think this would be a more manageable yet exciting mix. Unfortunately we don't get to choose so it is up to me keep positive about what is good on both sides of the equation.
I am typical in that I am sporty, I can read and write fairly well, I can converse with others, I am quite academic and pretty practical. All in all, on the surface, I am an average person and for that I am very thankful. Under the surface my diverse person gives myself and others joy when she is allowed to blossom.
On the down side, when my neurodiversity is blocked, my neurotypical gets trapped as my determination to follow my natural path becomes obsessive. The result is social suicide.
Some of us have been given so much diversity that survival is impossible without aid, and some of us are so typical that existance is a robotic version of "The Stepford Wives" . For those of us in the middle who are typically-diverse or diversely-typical life may be challenging or it may be comfortable but it is never boring and personally, I am very thankful for that.
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