I just use all of those words to say sometimes when I see adults be behaving in ways that I do not believe our befitting an adult, I always think “ there might be more going on there” and I try to move with grace. 

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I wanna be clear. This is not me saying anytime you see an adult behaving, oddly, or poorly in public that they are neurodivergent. Nor is this me saying that every neurodivergent person is going to behave “different” in public.

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They may be someone who once had support throughout school and then had to navigate the world without it.

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just as they were stepping into adulthood and expected to figure things out. Some found ways to cope and build the support they needed, while others struggled. That’s why, when I encounter an adult who has a big reaction to something I might not react to in the same way, I try to give them grace.

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some were on the autism spectrum, and some had learning or intellectual disabilities that made school more challenging and meant they needed extra support. I also realize that many received support from freshman year through senior year, and then, after graduation, that support changed or stopped

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