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Writer's pictureCoach Elizabeth Brink

It's Not Your Fault...

It's not your fault you get distracted.


It's not your fault you need to be excited to tune in.


It's not your fault you can't move forward without more context.


It's not your fault your reaction is bigger than someone else's.


The neurodivergent brain is uniquely equipped to see things from a different perspective. We live inside a choose-your-own-adventure book. As children, our needs may have been met with frustration from our caregivers. Some of us were punished for breaking unspoken rules that required us to break ourselves in order to attempt to comply. When we struggle, we internalize it as a character flaw.


Things that may be hard for neurodivergent kids:

  • sitting still

  • calming themselves down

  • getting dirty

  • expressing frustration and anger in non-physical ways

  • self-soothing

  • finishing their work

  • withholding opinions

  • slowing down to ask permission

  • hearing what was said (huh? what?)

  • falling asleep alone/easily

  • balancing on one foot

  • picking up toys

  • eating certain foods

  • switching gears throughout the day


Do you see yourself in this list?


I made it to adulthood without realizing that my sensitivity to a lot of competing noises and difficulty falling asleep is common for neurodivergent people. We are shaped by our neurobiology, ancestry, and life experiences, including decades of negativity from people and systems who label us 'not normal.'


We move through the world differently, and that is not our fault. Neurodivergence is a way of being often viewed as inferior. It is tragically misunderstood and stigmatized.


If you were made to believe you are difficult, needy, lazy, unmotivated,

unreliable, overly sensitive, uncontrollable, or finicky, I am here to wave the

banner of acceptance over you.


What's something you can embrace about your neurodivergence today?

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