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Celebrate the divine design of neurodivergent minds in this testimony about creativity, resilience, justice, and purpose. Explore ADHD and Autism as God-given gifts, woven with the spirit of Common and John Legend’s “Glory.”

There’s a moment in every journey when the light hits just right, when what you thought was a weakness suddenly shows itself for what it truly is: a gift. That’s what discovering my neurodivergence has been for me. A coming-home moment. A holy moment. A moment of glory.

“Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you.” (Jeremiah 1:5)

For most of my life, I tried to fit into neurotypical expectations like they were clothes cut for someone else’s body. Too tight. Wrong shape. Wrong lines. Wrong everything. But lately, I’ve been learning to see my brain the way God designed it: intentionally, specifically, and with purpose.

And just like Common says, “One day, when the glory comes…” Well, sometimes that glory comes from finally recognizing who you really are.

Creativity and Innovation: The Spark Within

My brain rarely takes the straight path. It zigzags, jumps, falls down rabbit holes, and bursts through doors no one else noticed were there.

What used to feel like “too much” now feels like overflow: overflowing ideas, creativity, and flashes of insight that don’t just solve problems, but reimagine them. Neurodivergent minds don’t wait for permission to innovate. We create the new.

And when the choir echoes “Glory…” in the background, I feel that brilliance rise.

Attention to Detail and Pattern Recognition

Some people see a mess. I see patterns threading through chaos like God’s fingerprints. I see connections, rhythms, structures. I notice the small things, the things others miss, and those pieces tell stories.

This isn’t an accident.
This is design.
This is glory on the inside.

Hyperfocus and Deep Interest

Oh, when I love something? I love it.

Hyperfocus has taken me places. It has carried me through degrees, jobs, ideas, and entire worlds. It has been my superpower as a teacher, academic therapist, and writer.

When my mind locks in, it becomes deep, consuming, passionate attention that feels like its own kind of prayer.

“Now the war is not over, victory isn’t won…”
And yet, every time I hyperfocus, I feel like I’m claiming a piece of that victory.

Problem-Solving Power

Give me a challenge, whether it’s academic, emotional, or organizational, and something in me lights up. Neurodivergent brains don’t accept surface-level answers. We go under, around, through, and beyond.

We question assumptions.
We reframe the possibilities.
We break rules and build new ones.

This is what God put in me. And I’m learning to stop apologizing for it.

A Strong Sense of Justice and Social Responsibility

Some say neurodivergent folks are “too intense,” “too passionate,” or “too sensitive.” But that sensitivity is the compass that points us toward fairness and accountability.

When something is wrong, we feel it.
When someone is hurting, we see it.
When injustice rises, so do we.

“Hands to the heavens, no man no weapon…”
Those words hit especially hard when you realize your voice, your heart, your neurodivergence. These are your tools for change.

Resilience and Self-Determination

If you have lived your whole life being misunderstood, you learn resilience.
If you have walked through systems not designed for your brain, you learn determination.
If you have survived the labels, the doubt, the masking, the fatigue, the stigma, you learn strength.

And when the hook rises in the song with that long, lifted “Glory…”, I hear my story in it.

Because of this journey, this acceptance of my neurodivergence is glory.

I Am Neurodivergent and Anointed

This isn’t just who I am.
It’s who God made me to be.
Intentionally.
Lovingly.
Powerfully.

I am learning, finally, to say it out loud:

I am neurodivergent and anointed.
Created with direction.
Designed with purpose.
And called to shine, not shrink.

Because before I formed these thoughts,
before anyone gave me a name for how my brain works,
before the world tried to tell me who to be—
God already knew.

And that knowing?
That calling?
That design?
That is my glory.

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Watch “Glory” – Common & John Legend:
https://youtu.be/HUZOKvYcx_o?si=WqenFb8U5W6Ga5SH

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