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Originally Posted by Michanne
Not developing normally? No, I would not make that blanket statement. With some disorders I think the population that is disordered are the so called normal people. Temple Grandin would say that people with autism need an education they can handle and many can become better than average contributors. Artists and scientists and inventors.
I have depression. It's horrible. But is there an aspect to depression that makes me more sensitive? Able to think more abstractly and creatively? Ironically I am aware of this because of the side effects that have dumbed me down.
Chuck close has face blindness. His art completely makes sense once you know this. His art would not be his art without face blindness. It's fascinating. Just try to be "normal" and make a two story portrait. It may be the lack of comprehension that makes him succeed.
Van Gogh. Thought to be bipolar. There is no way his work would have had such intensity while on ssri's. No one can argue the brush strokes, the colors are not the result of extraordinary passion and energy. Do we really want to discard that? There has to be a better solution than numbing people like him out.
Oliver Sacks. Who is better at describing people with neurological idiosyncrasies with such admiration and empathy? He teaches us that with differences in our brains we have uniqueness elsewhere. Sacks also has face blindness. It isn't any different than being taller it having shorter fingers or large hips or big breasts.
Society tells us what is a "deformity" but that does not make it so. Perhaps that is why meds will never be a cure.
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Depression can be chemical and hormonal. I did not mean for it to be such a large blanket statement except I was assuming what i perceive as the common thought when people think of mental illness. I wondered if my response would have sore feelings because of the negative connotation of the term developmental disability. I also mentioned genetics which is what made you born that way. That doesn't negate an area of the brain developing differently than intended. Some mental issues are also caused by illnesses such as viruses which they have newly discovered. It was not an insult. Don't forget that I have disorders too. There is also a difference between uniqueness and a disorder or disability. Although the two can overlap. Nowhere did I say that people with any sort of issue aren't a blessing and that good can't come out of mental illness or disorders.