Jena Plummer

There’s a kind of disconnection that a lot of neurodivergent people carry, and it usually doesn’t come from one big moment. It builds slowly, in small interactions that don’t seem that significant at the time but end up shaping how you relate to yourself. It starts with something simple. You notice the lights feel too bright.Your clothes don’t sit right on your body.There’s a tone in someone’s voice that shifts, and you feel it immediately, even if no one else seems to react. Your body is...

The breakdown is not a one-sided deficit. It is a mismatch between different communication styles, nervous systems, and social expectations.

One of the worst feelings in the world is having someone assume they know your capacity . It doesn’t really matter which direction that assumption goes. Whether someone believes you could “push harder if you just tried” or assumes you already are pushing yourself to your limit and need to slow down— the impact is the same. You’re no longer trusted to know yourself. That moment is usually framed as concern. It rarely feels like care. That’s where neuroaffirming work begins — by...