Easing the path to love and friendship for neurodivergent individuals
Live MintWhen Putul Tiwari started to experience extreme bouts of depression in 2014, followed by equally extreme bouts of hyperactivity, she knew something was wrong. “Perhaps then my marriage wouldn’t have failed, and I would have understood myself better.” Many neurodivergent conditions, including ADHD are characterised by difficulties in maintaining relationships. “We consistently see that in accepting families, which have a lot of warmth, positivity and support, neurodivergent individuals thrive, despite the ups and downs of their conditions,” she says. “One of its sections, called ‘The Judge’, helps figures out the tone of a text if someone is struggling to interpret it,” she says. “It’s okay in our relationship to just say ‘my social battery over, I can’t come with you, I’d rather sit at home and read,’” says Sridhar.
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