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by danielheath 1203 days ago
> captured by the “I’m special” thing

1 in 150 is not really very special.

> Anyone benefit functionally from accepting a “label”, even if you told no one after?

I found it helped me accept that some things were going to remain difficult (eg after extended periods in bright/loud environments, I become 'fuzzy' and can't think right for a few weeks).

It also helped me make sense of why I'm drawn to ND folk; they aren't expecting me to conform.