Category: Neurodiversity

  • The Day My Brain Changed

    What No One Told Me About Becoming a Different Version of Myself I believed in science with my whole being.I believed in medicine, in skilled hands, in protocols and knowledge and sterile rooms that smelled like safety. I believed that when you entrust your life to a neurosurgeon, you are carried – held inside a…

  • Why Cognitive Fatigue Isn’t Laziness

    Your Brain’s Energy If you’ve ever felt mentally exhausted after what seems like a “normal” day – even if to others around you seem fine – you’re not imagining it. And you’re not weak, unmotivated, or lazy. Cognitive fatigue is real, measurable, and deeply tied to how the brain manages its energy. For neurodivergent people…

  • What It Really Means to Be “Mindly Different”

    Why I Created Mindly Different For as long as I can remember, stories about people whose minds worked differently captivated me. Even as a child, I felt drawn to understand the inner worlds of those who thought, felt, or processed life in ways that weren’t considered “typical”. I didn’t have the vocabulary for it yet,…