My general framework for thinking about this stuff:

- Brains vary a lot, in a lot of different ways.

- We have names for a few variations, or common patterns of variation. That can be useful, but it’s hardly complete.

- There’s a wealth of as-yet-unnamed neurodivergences out there.

- It’s all but certain that •everyone’s• mind is atypical in one way or another.

- Comparison with, aspiration to, or forced conformance to the nonexistent “average” mind is unhelpful, frequently harmful.

- Embracing variation is the only reasonable (or humane) approach.

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