> what if this wasn't an issue of attention, but one of incompatibility? it's both, but the incompatibility is worse - if you don't attempt to fit in, the 'nor

> what if this wasn't an issue of attention, but one of incompatibility? it's both, but the incompatibility is worse - if you don't attempt to fit in, the 'normal' (actually, quite literally normal) people, which are the majority (hence why they're 'normal') will make you either conform or suffer. probably both. your parents knew that and that's why they enforced the norms so much. > This was never a matter of insufficiently-firing neurons: your natural patterns of thinking and being were systematically suppressed. it's possible your natural patterns of thinking were causing dangerous, potentially life-threatening, situations for you, your classmates or your family, hence why those around you wanted to suppress them.