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When others pathologize your sources of meaning

My special interests are the only thing that bring me joy but everyone says I am obsessed and need balance and now I feel guilty about the one thing that works.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

External judgments about intensity can contaminate the pure relationship with activities that provide genuine fulfillment and regulation.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Neurodivergence — lived experience?”

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