“And the fact that I don’t have any close people to discuss ideas with because I have to wait until someone wakes up in London, or the United States. I don’t have any kind of collegiate thing happening at home. Everything has to happen on Zoom, and that’s exhausting.”

— found this in the brilliant article paying tribute to Judy Singer who coined the term #neurodiversity
I can absolutely relate to this sentiment of a seemingly always-on digital existence. No matter how fun or important, it’s exhausting. But how to achieve the balance between solitude and digital and in-person connections, really? #askingforafriend

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/05/the-mother-of-neurodiversity-how-judy-singer-changed-the-world

The mother of neurodiversity: how Judy Singer changed the world

In 1997 she transformed the way we think about human difference – and provided a name for a burgeoning movement

The Guardian