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Cassandra Stark's avatar

I feel like we could run a podcast about nature versus nurture and discuss the nuances of brain development and what is “fixable” versus dropping the belief that we need to be “fixed.”

So much of this is true for so many individuals who may not even know how true it is for them until they read your words.

And so much of this is ignited by society, upbringing, trauma and neglect doubling down on the things that felt like they served the strong sense of individuality you needed for survival through so many eras of your life.

I see you. And I adore you. You’re so awesome. Keep telling your story.

Shauna McNiven's avatar

That could be fun! I have been thinking a lot about this lately. It’s complex!

Cassandra Stark's avatar

It’s something I can nerd out on for hours endlessly haha probably way more than you’d ever want to discuss it. But it would be interesting to discuss at random. Stark is a great person to talk to about this too - with his own neurodivergent identity. We talk about nature versus nurture a lot and the impacts of psychological behavior as entropy. We. Are. Weird. lol.