Thriving in a World That Wasn’t Designed for You | Paperback | PSYCHOLOGY/Mental Health As a Harvard- and Berkeley-educated writer, entrepreneur, and devoted mother, Jenara Nerenberg was shocked to discover that her “symptoms”—only ever labeled as anxiety—were considered autistic and ADHD. Nerenberg’s not alone. Between a flawed system that focuses on younger, male populations, and the fact that girls are conditioned from a young age to blend in, women often don’t learn about their neurological differences until they are adults, if at all. As a result, potentially millions live with undiagnosed neuro-divergences, obscured by anxiety and depression. Meanwhile, we all miss out on the gifts neurodivergent minds have to offer.