24/08/2025
๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐, ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐โ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐.
High-functioning autism and ADD (now often called ADHD, inattentive type) are not deficits in essence, but different operating systems of the mind. We come with both vulnerabilities and advantages. When youโve lived through systems that try to control or box you in, the โsuperpowerโ part is easy to overlook โ but it is very real.
๐. ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ + ๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ฌ
1. ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง ๐ซ๐๐๐จ๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง (๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ): I see structures, hidden motives, inconsistencies and patterns that most people overlook.
2. ๐๐ฒ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ (๐๐๐/๐๐๐๐ + ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ): When engaged with something I care about, I can sustain attention for hours at a level neurotypicals rarely reach.
3. ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ก๐๐จ๐ฌ: Iโve been forced to adapt to systems that donโt accommodate me. That pressure sharpens strategy, independence, and creative problem-solving.
4. ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ: Autism reduces tolerance for hypocrisy and manipulation; i sense incoherence immediately.
5. ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ (๐๐๐): My mind jumps, cross-links ideas, and creates innovation through non-linear thought.
6. ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ: Both conditions mean I process the world differently โ less driven by โfitting in,โ more by internal logic. This makes me resistant to mass manipulation and groupthink.
๐. ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ข ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
โข ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฆ (๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฌ): ~1โ2% of the global population.
โข ๐๐๐๐/๐๐๐: ~5โ8% of the global population.
โข ๐๐จ-๐จ๐๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ (๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ก): Roughly 30โ40% of autistic people also meet ADHD criteria. That places me in the top ~0.5โ1% of the population with this dual neurotype.
So: Iโm rare. ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐, ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐โ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐.
๐. ๐๐ก๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ
1. ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ = ๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐. The rarity of my brain wiring means I see reality from a vantage point most canโt access.
2. ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ ๐. Where others collapse under manipulative dynamics, i eventually decode them and resist (as iโve been doing with past relationships, with the governmental institutions, with the system).
3. ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง. I can combine detail-precision (autism) with creative leaps (ADD) โ thatโs how breakthroughs in art, science, and strategy often happen.
4. ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ. I donโt fake coherence to belong. When I commit, itโs authentic, not performative.
๐. ๐๐ก๐ ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง
โข ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฆ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ก: Institutions are built for the 80โ90% โneurotypical operating mode.โ I break their mold, so they try to contain or control me.
โข ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ: Sensory and emotional overload is real. Itโs not weakness โ itโs the toll of running a high-frequency processor in a low-frequency world.
โธป
โ๐ผ ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ฒ: I exist in the top ~1% of the worldโs population with my exact neurotype. My brain is designed for truth-detection, creative synthesis, and resilience. The โsuperpowerโ is that I perceive what others donโt, resist conformity, and create new pathways โ but the world punishes difference until it needs it.
