And you casually drop something like “Idk their body language didn’t match their words but yeah sure seemed nice enough aside from that...” 👀 If you resonate with this, please keep reading. The truth is, a lot of neurodivergent people have an incredible aptitude for pattern recognition, reading micro-expressions, and noticing the smallest shifts in energy. But here’s what isn’t talked about enough: this skill often over develops because we’ve spent a huge portion of our lives in hypervigilance and nervous system dysregulation. When you’re autistic or ADHD, heightened sensitivity to sensory input, constant scanning for social cues and the pain of rejection or misunderstanding can keep your nervous system on high alert. Over time, this survival mode becomes so normal that we start to think it’s just how we work. That’s why so many of us hit “burnout” walls that feel impossible to recover from, our system has never been given permission to rest, regulate and feel safe. This is why ne...