Saw this article and thought I would share it: How science can do better for neurodivergent people
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"Flow State" is my natural state, although I never had a name for it until seeing this article. But I have always had a term for the interruptions; I call that being derailed. Any interruption derails me and it is very hard for me to get back on the "tracks".Interesting. The article mentions "Flow States." I have felt them before and during them I am at my problem-solving or creative best. I contributed significantly, so other quirks were tolerated by my managers.
I don't know how old you are, but I would say that it is never over until it's over. Life is a perpetual progress and things happen along the way that you could never imagine.Great article, though I feel like I am living in a different world from these lucky academics, I mean lucky in terms of their accepting colleagues or workplaces. I've not experienced that in academic workplaces, partly because they are often so minimally funded. But also because they're often either somewhat old fashioned and/or intensively business focussed, in ways that exclude many. Good to hear what these neurodiverse academics are saying though.