Why are so many people 'neurodivergent', or as I call it now, Brain-different, now? Today?
As a brain-different historian, let me explain!
'Neurodivergence' (brain-difference) is affected by two things.
The brain
And the world.
Not the mind.
The mind is magic.
The brain is a computer.
Today- 2023- we are more aware of neurodivergence.
But the reason is different when you go into the deep past.
Today- 1914-1945-2000-is an unusual time in history.
As a neurodivergent, you feel the world around you.
And we are recovering from the worst disaster in human history.
That's right- the World Wars.
The world is still recovering.
It took some 300 years for the world to recover from the Bronze Age Collapse.*
That's why you have less neurodivergence before 1900-1800.
That's why.
We've come so far!
From World Wars to landing a man on the Moon!
China is not poor anymore!
God- Allah Herself- Jesus Himself who is Siva- shielded us from the worst when we could not handle it.
But it takes time.
It takes time.
God loves you!
Sincerely,
David S. Annderson
*The second wave of the bronze Age collapse was in 1100 BC/BCE. Phoenecian colonies were abundant after 800BC/BCE, and Greece was recovering finally.
**The Black Plague barely happened outside of Europe. Very few records (comparatively) from China or Islam. A few. But in Europe... the pop culture of the day was plague-themed. Look up the Decameron in Italian literature. The Bad Housewives or Days of our Lives (or Freaks and Geeks or Titanic) of the era.
**If that appeals, also see the Canterbury Tales!