Listen, life is hard as a late discovered Autistic adult and Autistic Burnout can sneak up on us if we are not already maintaining consistent routines and working through our late-discovery traumas.
Neurodivergent describes an individual whose brain and nervous system develop or operate in ways that differ from what a given culture considers “typical.” Neurotypical describes someone whose development and processing fit more closely with those social expectations.
“Yes, and” welcomes and does not reject. It welcomes how you experienced culture, theology, therapy, family, and more. It welcomes facts without rejecting how the other person interacted with and survived the facts.