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> as essential as ramps are for wheelchair users Imagine a world where 93% of people used wheelchairs all the time; there would be no stairs Imagine a world wh
by ycken 5y ago
> as essential as ramps are for wheelchair users
Imagine a world where 93% of people used wheelchairs all the time; there would be no stairs
Imagine a world where 93% of people have the Hunter or Edison Gene, no one would have flashy things on webpages, ads or otherwise. That would also mean more than 10 times as many people with amazing creativity and insight and many fewer people who are willing to do the same thing over and over and over and over like 93% of the people in this world. We likely would have found ways to eliminate drudgery for most tasks. Perhaps we would live in a happier world where people were more fulfilled.
@krono, living with the Hunter Gene in a world built for people with the Farmer Gene does not mean you have a problem, dysfunction, affliction, malady, sickness, infirmity, disability, defect, or disorder but does mean you must adapt to a world built for others.
Everyone has strengths and weaknesses. Celebrate and build on your strengths, mitigate your weaknesses as we all should.
Edison Genes [0]
Although ADHD is often described by the problems it presents, several recent studies (see here, here, and here) have reaffirmed other potential advantages linked to the ADHD diagnosis, namely — the ability to think more creatively, and entrepreneurial orientation (EO).
ADHD has been linked to three aspects of creative cognition, namely: divergent thinking, conceptual expansion, and overcoming existing knowledge constraints.
[0] https://medium.com/welded-thoughts/adhd-the-return-of-the-hunter-fb203cf580a5 https://medium.com/welded-thoughts/adhd-the-return-of-the-hu...
- krono 5y agoThe blind often have an exceptionally developed sense of hearing. Don't you think they'd much rather just have the ability to see? These strengths do exist, but are completely wiped off the table and then some by the unimaginable negative impact that these brain function incompatibilities have on daily life. And then on top of that Google announces they're going to sabotage your accessible toilets and steal your crutches.
- ycken 5y agoLiving in a world designed and geared towards others is always going to be harder. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was not born with nor had any dysfunction, affliction, malady, sickness, infirmity, disability, defect, or disorder that caused him to grow to 7’ 2” tall but if you asked him, other than basketball, how easy was it for him to fit into a world built and geared for people well shorter than him, I’m sure he will explain how difficult it is whether it’s fitting into a seat on a bus or a plane or finding pants or shoes that fit. No one would refer to him as having a disorder; he’s just much, much taller than most people. How your brain focuses on tasks or filters stimulating inputs is not a disorder. Embrace that diversity that is you. < https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/neurodiversity https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/neurodiversity > Neurodiversity refers to the idea that neurological differences, such as those seen in autism or ADHD, reflect normal variations in brain development. Neurodiversity is often contrasted with the “medical model,” which views conditions like autism or ADHD as disorders to prevent, treat, or cure. There has been a push to move away from this idea of pathology and more toward a more nuanced perspective with variations of what is “normal.”