I agree with this. Mental illness doesn't mean we're broken. It just means we have issues in certain areas.

I also agree we're all very intelligant. I however, have a decline in my cognition for some reason, so I don't know if I'm as smart as I once was. I had a perfect memory, I was writing at college level when I was 10 years old, and I pick up science and technology and music as if they are part of my brain function. (Math is another story....) But, now I don't function at the same level as I did anymore.