The Story of Different Minds  ·  COVID and Neurodivergent People

Routine Disruption

Why COVID hit many neurodivergent people so hard.

When routine disappeared, coping collapsed for many people.

Simple version

COVID disrupted school, care, work, appointments, transitions and daily predictability.

Why it matters

For neurodivergent people who relied on structure, this could be deeply destabilising.

Awareverse lens

Awareverse recognises routine as support, not rigidity.

Question to ask

When looking at routine disruption, ask: who had power, who was being labelled, and what would have changed if the human being had been seen first?

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