We are all different. Everyone is made of the same substance but produced by different molds.
Our uniqueness and individuality has been celebrated since time immemorial yet why is it that when we have a medical problem, we are all diagnosed the same way?
Here’s an awesome article on our brain and why we should care for it like a rain forest.
We’d love to pick your brains on this so let us know what you think… 
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Your Brain = A Rainforest!
by Thomas Armstrong
People with conditions like ADHD, dyslexia and mood disorders are routinely labeled “disabled”. But differences among brains are as enriching—and essential—as differences among plants and animals. Welcome to the new field of neurodiversity.
Imagine for a moment that our society has been transformed into a culture of flowers. Now let’s say for the sake of argument that the psychiatrists are the roses. Visualize a gigantic sunflower coming into the rose psychiatrist’s office. The psychiatrist pulls out his diagnostic tools and in a matter of a half an hour or so has come up with a diagnosis: “You suffer from hugism. It’s a treatable condition if caught early enough, but alas, there’s not too much we can do for you at this point in your development. We do, however, have some strategies that can help you learn to cope with your disorder.” The sunflower receives the suggestions and leaves the doctor’s consulting room with its brilliant yellow and brown head hanging low on its stem.
Next on the doctor’s schedule is a tiny bluet. The rose psychiatrist gives the bluet a few diagnostic tests and a full physical examination. Then it renders its judgment: “Sorry, bluet, but you have GD, or growing disability. We think it’s genetic. However, you needn’t worry. With appropriate treatment, you can learn to live a productive and successful life in a plot of well-drained sandy loam somewhere.”
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Heady but excellent article!
I’ve long thought that all this labeling of children as ADHD, etc. is a horrific example of the over-institutionalisation of education. While there are genuine problems which need to be addressed, the model of ‘normal’ must also change.
The concept of neurodiversity and niche construction for kids/people who don’t fit within the standard brain/sociability parameters is an excellent way to help educators and other think differently and more constructively about ‘mental illness’.
I have ADHD and attend a, uhm, “special” school. I personally like it [my ADHD, definitely not my school], and find the idea of taking pills to suppress it appalling. I find it fun to compare myself to the Mad Hatter (preferably Tim Burton’s Mad Hatter) and quote Harry Potter and The Ooh Something Shiny! (link can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOTlCOLpx7M ) Well, it looks like I have no idea how to end this post, so, uhm, PULL MY FINGER! (watch the video and you’ll get it)