Essy Knopf
Essy Knopf (Ehsan Knopf) is a neurodivergent licensed clinical social worker (LCSW/LICSW) and author of "Neurodivergent Game Plan" and "Unscramble Your Brain," specializing in autism/ADHD and LGBTQ+ therapy.
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Sep 14, 2026
SusanHOST
Are you saying, though, that our challenges are really strengths or, as some call it, superpowers?
Essy KnopfGUEST
And it kind of goes back to that autistic savant myth, right? It's a very small percentage of people who have savant status.
Essy KnopfGUEST
And I also don't want to engage in toxic positivity where I'm like, oh, neurodivergence is all a superpower, right? I think when we talk about something like autism or ADHD, we can break it down to three things.
Essy KnopfGUEST
We can break it down to neurodivergent styles of thinking or a neurodivergent brain, which I think is not inherently dysfunctional and comes with an uneven profile of strengths and weaknesses.
SusanHOST
So of these different types of capital, is there one you value the most in yourself?