It’s Not Your Fault: Combatting Guilt for the Neurodivergent Individual

Shame is one of the harshest beliefs we buy into about ourselves, but neurodivergency isn’t a bad thing; it’s just different.

Austin Harvey
Better Humans
Published in
11 min readSep 1, 2021

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My brain is wired to make impulsive decisions. Even with medication, even with therapy, I can’t always control my impulsiveness. Last…

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