My Neurodiverse Kid Makes More Sense To Me Than My “Normal” Kid

Maskot/Maskot/Getty ImagesLast week, my daughter, who is 16 and in tenth grade, stood onstage at a school assembly, and introduced the Neurodiversity Club she co-founded. She talked about being diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia, and her personal experiences with advocating for herself while navigating school, teachers, accommodations, tests, homework, and friends, when her brain processes things differently than most of her “normal” peers.I sat in the audience next to my husband, trying not to ugly-cry as she read her speech, my hand shaking as I held my phone to record her. I couldn’t get over