New series: Inner thoughts that should stay inside

 Michael Jackson was autistic, most likely with co-occurring ADHD.


When I was with my ex, (who smoked weed almost daily and I did not at the time) he would say " Everybody smokes weed!" I would roll my eyes and think to myself "no they don't, he's crazy". (Now look at me! 🤣🤣🤣 getting high all the damn time.)

I often feel like him in those moments when I spot a fellow autist. And I realize people would think that I'm crazy if I said it out loud.

But when I see a visionary whose special interest also happens to be their super talent, I can see it clear as day. 

Michael Joseph Jackson changed the world through song, dance, visuals and kindness. There is nothing neurotypical about that sentence. The people who craved it were super fans. The people who didn't understand it hated him. I can say the exact same thing for the Knowles sisters, parliament, and the elements. 

Art is where neurodiversity can thrive because there is no box and there are no real rules. So those of us with artistic talent can be free and be themselves unapologetically. 

My special interest that reigns supreme is people, human behavior, psychology and the history of our understanding of ourselves. I can't tell you how many people who just happened to be therapists, have asked me if I were a therapist after speaking with me. 

People in the workplace flock to me like Jesus, whether I'm in a leadership position or not. Strangers randomly tell me their problems. Everyone in my life trusts me enough to come to me for advice and counsel. 

AuDHD is a handicap only when we are put in a box. Outside of the box it is a super power. Period

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