Neurodiversity

I am a big advocate for the concept of neurodiversity: the fact that we all have different brains and that there is no such thing as a standard brain; we are all wired differently. It is our quirks and deviations that make us unique and valuable as a human being. There is a reason why some traits that are often labelled as pathological, survived the human gene pool. As autism activist Temple Grandin states: “Some guy with high-functioning Asperger’s developed the first stone spear; it wasn’t developed by the social ones yakking around the campfire”

Trust me; without the autism spectrum you wouldn't have such an amazing smartphone in your pocket, without attention 'deficits' we wouldn't have some of the greatest entrepreneurs in this world and without bipolarity we wouldn't have the Virginia Woolf's or the Van Gogh's.
Sure, some people have a genetic predisposition towards the development of psychopathology. But is this purely genetic or should we take environment much more into the equation? I have seen people flourish by simply changing their environment and choosing their own path, quirky as it may be. Also we must not neglect the role of psychotrauma in the exacerbation of all these predispositions. It is time we start separating true psychopathology from traits that are actually very welcome and necessary.