Creative Expression as Cognitive Justice

Sor Juana's poetry and letters were not separate from her intellectual work; they were how she said what institutional channels would not permit. For neurodivergent people, creative expression—whether through art, music, writing, or other media—can be a primary way of communicating experience that dominant systems ignore or pathologize. Many autistic and ADHD individuals find that creative work allows them to express their minds in ways that linear, verbal explanation cannot capture. This concept, rooted in Sor Juana's model, positions creativity not as luxury or entertainment but as an act of justice: making your neurodivergence visible, claiming space, building community with others who recognize themselves in your work. Creative expression becomes a form of testimony, resistance, and world-making. It affirms that your neurodivergent way of being deserves artistic witness and that making art about and from your neurodivergence is a legitimate and necessary practice.