Bad and Broken

[School] is the first place for many neurodivergent people that the seed is sown that they are fundamentally wrong, and that they must change and supress their neurodivergent traits. The lack of understanding of how neurodivergent brains work leads to stigmatisation, isolation, feelings of failure compared to peers, and starts eroding the very core of many neurodivergent people.

Both of my kids have reacted very badly to school, despite our best efforts to create environments to suit them. There is very definitely a negative attitude towards school between them, which is really striking, given how literate and quick they are.

You are not a burden. You have been burdened. – Rory’s Reckons