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mental health/neurodivergent symptoms as strengths, a thread.
"Doesn't pick up on social cues" ->
Immune to attempts to distract with indirect digs or insulting tone. Unflappable; focused.
"Doesn't pick up on social cues" ->
Immune to attempts to distract with indirect digs or insulting tone. Unflappable; focused.
"poor working memory" -> experienced in creating & using external systems to store & transfer information.
"spiky profile" -> heightened awareness of own strengths and weaknesses;predisposed to collaborative thinking (working with others in groups by assigning tasks based on aptitude) https://blog.dyslexia.com/understanding-the-dyslexic-spiky-profile/
"alexithymia (emotional colour blindness)" -> "Accustomed to inferring others' emotions from situational data and their literal words, not social assumptions"
"generalized anxiety disorder" -> "skilled at foreseeing obstacles" 
do you have symptoms that could be framed as strengths (however optimistically)? Add them in the replies!
"communication deficits" -> ambiguity bloodhound. If there is room for any misinterpretation they will find it for you.
"lines things up" um this is just an adorable habit (when not related to OCD) and also being neat is a good thing 
"hyperfocus/fixation" -> "ability to give that idea the last little push it needs to be realized"
