Permission to Be Recently, I’ve come to understand more deeply that I am neurodivergent (AuDHD). Looking back, it begins to make sense of a quiet, lifelong tension I didn’t always have words for—trying to fit into systems, structures, and expectations whose underlying rationale I did not always feel aligned with. Growing up in a shame-based, collectivist culture, there was little room to explore one’s own voice, thoughts, or desires. Very early on, I learned to prioritise mai