"Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World That Wasn’t Designed for You"
by Jenara Nerenberg

A paradigm-shifting study of neurodivergent women—those with ADHD, autism, synesthesia, high sensitivity, and sensory processing disorder—exploring why these traits are overlooked and how society benefits from allowing their unique strengths to flourish

As a Harvard- and Berkeley-educated writer, entrepreneur, and devoted mother, Jenara Nerenberg was shocked to discover that her “symptoms”—only ever labeled as anxiety—were considered autistic and ADHD.

Nerenberg’s not alone. Between a flawed system that focuses on younger, male populations, and the fact that girls are conditioned from a young age to blend in, women often don’t learn about their neurological differences until they are adults, if at all. As a result, potentially millions live with undiagnosed neurological differences, obscured by anxiety and depression. Meanwhile, we all miss out on the gifts their neurodivergent minds have to offer.

Sharing real stories from women with high sensitivity, ADHD, autism, misophonia, dyslexia, SPD, and more, Nerenberg explores how these brain variances present differently in women and describes practical changes in how we communicate, how we design our surroundings, and how we can better support divergent minds. When we allow our wide variety of brain makeups to flourish, we create a better tomorrow for us all.

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JENARA NERENBERG is the founder of The Neurodiversity Project. A graduate of the Harvard School of Public Health and UC Berkeley, Nerenberg was selected as a “brave new idea” presenter by the Aspen Institute for her work on reframing mental differences. Her interviews have been published by Fast Company, New York magazine, Susan Cain’s Quiet Revolution, the Garrison Institute, the UC Berkeley Greater Good Science Center, and KQED, and Nerenberg is a frequent event host, workshop facilitator, and speaker for institutions including the Stanford Graduate School of Business, Park Day School, and elsewhere.

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