On Neurodivergence (Brain-difference) and history: why now?

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!