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Naked Leader Week 1020 – 24 April 2023

In my last few Zoom and in person events, more people have opened up about how they have been ‘labelled’.

Last week a young man shared that he had been diagnosed as Autistic, and said that might be the reason that he doesn’t really follow what I am saying. After reassuring him that many people haven’t got a clue what I am on about – least of all me – I asked him this question:

“Being Autistic – what are your superpowers?”

He hesitated, and then burst into life with:

“I have a high level of focus and attention to detail, and am able to see patterns and connections , and I have a heightened awareness to sounds.”

I also noticed that he had an umbrella, when it was a lovely sunny day in London. He replied “Ah yes, but it’s going to start raining at 6.”

And, by the way, it did!

On a Zoom event a lady opened up about being Dyslexic. Again, I asked her the superpower question – she responded with:

“I see things very clearly, including things that haven’t happened yet. I am creative and good at lateral thinking puzzles, and love solving problems.”

Both of the above received much support from their respective groups.

For an expert opinion I phoned The Royal College of Psychiatrists and was eventually put through to a ‘Senior Psychiatrist’ – I shared these stories and he said:

“Neither Autism or Dyslexia are superpowers, they are neurological conditions that negatively impact people’s lives, and you really must stop asking that question.”

And so I asked him – “What are your superpowers?”

And then we seemed to get cut off.

With my love and best wishes to you all

David

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