Neurodivergence in a Neurotypical World

judged on the ability to climb a tree

This image, attributed to a quote by Einstein (though that’s disputed) has done the rounds for a long time. It gets used sometimes to point out how neurodivergent people get judged by neurotypical standards, and that in doing so you don’t get to see the neurodivergent person’s strengths.

This got me thinking about other ways to get that message across, which led to me contact an old school friend, Andy Fanton, who drew me a new two-part version, as seen below.