1/5/2024 0 Comments Great minds think alike![]() According to ACAS, one in seven people are neurodivergent, with conditions such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), dyslexia, dyspraxia and dyscalculia. So why are we so slow to catch on? Why are we still encouraging groupthink and conformity, rather than embracing the ways in which we diverge from one another?Ĭoined in the 90s by the Australian sociologist Judy Singer, the term “neurodivergent” describes someone who thinks differently from the majority of society (“neurotypical”). #aspiepower /A71qVBhWUU- Greta Thunberg August 31, 2019 And – given the right circumstances- being different is a superpower. I have Aspergers and that means I’m sometimes a bit different from the norm. When haters go after your looks and differences, it means they have nowhere left to go. “I can 85% smell it and almost taste it, I’m normally about right”, he told Jessie Ware on the Table Manners podcast. Greta Thunberg describes being autistic as a “superpower”, while Jamie Oliver describes being dyslexic as a “gift”-enabling him to put together flavours and concepts in his head. Asked whether he would get rid of his ADHD if he could, JetBlue founder David Neeleman commented-“I’m afraid of taking drugs once, blowing a circuit, and then being like the rest of you”. Many of the world’s greatest entrepreneurs, creatives and thinkers certainly feel this way. What if it is difference, not sameness, that makes us thrive? When we rebuild the proverb, we are provided with a new narrative. Quick to spot greatness when it reminds us of ourselves, we trip up in the glare of our own reflection- dismissing difference, ignoring nuance. Our collective misremembering speaks volumes. “Great minds think alike, though fools seldom differ.” Somewhere along the way, the latter half of the proverb dropped into the ether. “Great minds think alike,” the saying goes.
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