I do like where I live ...

@SunshineGirl Nice.

This is the first time I've heard you mention your wife's neurodivergent nature. Maybe you've posted about it, but if so, I missed it. 🫂

I was never tested or diagnosed as a kid, but my parents always knew I was "different". I am coming to the understanding that I am so very typically autistic in so many ways. Much of my understanding of myself this way comes from my new wife who says she always knew. (Why is it always obvious to everyone else???)

But in my case , my parents and my grandfather always pushed me to experience new things and to learn to deal with a world that was not always "in order". I still don't like it and I way too often seek quiet, but I am able to deal in and with the world well enough.

@sarabee1995 I sometimes mention it in passing, but the subject rarely arises unless we are contemplating a change of residence or job. She was never formally diagnosed at school, but fortunately we had enough skilled and sympathetic teachers to help her fit into mainstream education. Like many autistic women and girls she became expert at masking and blending into the background. It only became a potential obstacle when she graduated and found it difficult to settle into a conventional nursing role, but we have that sorted now.

I love the term "neurodiversity" because it sums up perfectly how I see her and does not imply any disability. We are a team and our collective skills and efforts make us pretty effective. I'm an a-typical maths graduate in that I am often attracted to disorder and uncertainty . . but I admit I do like having a good excuse not to go to parties 😉

@SunshineGirl She words it differently, but my wife says this about us all the time!!!