“When I realized that I’m neurodivergent and was eventually diagnosed with autism, ADHD and OCD, I realized that what people see when they look at me matters so much less than what they don’t — that in trying to find belonging, I’ve been solving for the wrong thing my whole life. What I’ve really needed is to know who I am. Belonging comes after that. Belonging with others comes after you belong to yourself.”

I was ‘the other’ until I found my people: neurodivergent millennials | New Pittsburgh Courier