Neurodivergent members of Talk Elections.

[President of the great nation of 🏳️‍⚧️]

Diagnosed with Asperger's back in, like, 2004-05, when I was 3. I spent, like, 14-15 years as a literal neurodivergent minor, and now not even my neurodivergence is a minor.

[President of the great nation of 🏳️‍⚧️]

Diagnosed with Asperger's back in, like, 2004-05, when I was 3. I spent, like, 14-15 years as a literal neurodivergent minor, and now not even my neurodivergence is a minor.

If you don't mind me asking, how does it affect you in life?

Working is... a struggle. I lasted two months at the Amazon sort center before I couldn't take it anymore. I was starting to get the hang of being a Walgreens temp, but flunked the pre-employment questionnaire for a permanent position because I was too honest with my answers. At this point, I'm wondering if I should just take the L and see about going on disability.

[President of the great nation of 🏳️‍⚧️]

I pretended to have autism once in order to avoid suspension from my school after starting a fire in the science lab, does that count?

"Don't commit arson"? Umm, I'm literally neurodivergent and a minor. "No you're not"? No, you're not.

[President of the great nation of 🏳️‍⚧️]

Diagnosed with Asperger's back in, like, 2004-05, when I was 3. I spent, like, 14-15 years as a literal neurodivergent minor, and now not even my neurodivergence is a minor.

Asperger's is now known as "high-functioning autism".  I know, because I have it. 

Yeah, but I was calling it what it was called then. I call it autism most of the time myself.