Category: Mental Health

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Navigating Different Realities: Do Neurotypicals See Different Context?

Neurotypicals generally process and perceive context differently than many neurodivergent individuals, particularly those on the autism spectrum. This isn’t a matter of one group being more or less perceptive, but rather a fundamental difference in how their brains prioritize and synthesize information. The core distinction lies in what’s known as “top-down” versus “bottom-up” processing. Top-Down:…
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Decoding the Unseen: Understanding and Navigating Caetextia

Have you ever found yourself in a conversation, reading an email, or watching a social interaction and felt like you were missing a crucial piece of information? Like everyone else understood the unspoken rules, the hidden meanings, or the underlying emotional currents, but you didn’t? This experience, where the subtle nuances and surrounding information that…
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