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“Despite what the words "attention deficit" imply, ADHD is not a deficit of attention, but rather a challenge of regulating it at will or on demand.”
― Jenara Nerenberg, Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World That Wasn't Designed for You

tags: add, adhd, attention, neurodiversity, psychology

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“When a woman is assaulted, one of the first questions people ask is, Did you say no? This question assumes that the answer was always yes, and that it is her job to revoke the agreement. To defuse the bomb she was given. But why are they allowed to touch us until we physically fight them off? Why is the door open until we have to slam it shut?”
― Chanel Miller, Know My Name: A Memoir

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“High stimulation is both exciting and confusing for people with ADHD, because they can get overwhelmed and overstimulated easily without realizing they are approaching that point.”
― Jenara Nerenberg, Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World That Wasn't Designed for You

tags: adhd, hypersensitivity, neurodiversity, overstimulation, sensory-processing

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“Dat ze iemand blij kon maken met zoiets als een glas limonade bracht haar een gevoel van heel simpel geluk. Het soort geluk dat nergens van afhing, dat er gewoon altijd wel was en je af en toe terloops even aanraakte.”
― Yorick Goldewijk, Films die nergens draaien

tags: dutch, geluk, kinderboek, kleine-gelukjes, nederlands

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“The world will benefit significantly from talents such as empathy, emotional intensity, certitude, sensitivity, ability to detect details, depth of thought, will to embrace, and many other things that we need in a time where alienation, coldness, superficiality, and emotional hardness are predominating.”
― Jenara Nerenberg, Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World That Wasn't Designed for You

tags: neurodiversity, psychology

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