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bd5d6816 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @b2ab0244 I hesitated to call it a disability, but it is considered a form of OCD. In the book, I presented it as more of a quirk than a problem, but now that I'm starting to think in terms of a possible book 2, I think it will be taken to the next level.
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Strange Seawolf 🕒 CET | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @3b678e16 Yeah, I think some kind of neurodovergence runs in the family from all sides, here, so a lot of things I considered were just "normal" turned out not being that when clashing with the "real world".
I do have at least one OCD character in all my stories and I am not really sure if anybody is really 100% neurotypical... yeah, well... one or two perhaps. I like having it just "there" without it necessarily playing a role. It can, though.
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bd5d6816 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @b2ab0244 I do think "neurotypical" is the modern equivalent of "normal"—a term that was derided even in my Psych 101 class back in the early Neolithic. 

Interesting how that pendulum swings, as I'd likely be upset with anyone trying to label me psychologically "normal" today.
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Strange Seawolf 🕒 CET | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @3b678e16 HA! It was hard to contain my anger when someone called me "refreshingly normal", recently, and the only reason I didn't go ballistic was that I had a really good day!😂