OCD = neurodivergence?

I think that one of the things that speak to it being a form of neurodivergence is that it is often misdiagnosed as both ADHD and autism. There are a lot of shared traits and a high comorbidity.

I think they were trying to exclude ocd because people don’t think of it as causing massive divergences in your personality like other disorders. It’s definitely a form of neurodivergence but a lot of neurodivergent social spaces are built around shared personality traits. To the point they are more likely to include neurotypical people with similar personalities than neurodivergent person who acts differently than them.

There are infinite personalities and brains. I see neurodivergence as a term we use to describe people that have differences in how they process information that may lead to difficulty with things that others may find easy. I actually don't know if absolutely everyone diagnosed with OCD has distinct brain wiring patterns that differ from someone that would be considered neurotypical. There is so much we don't know about psychology and neuroscience because they are so complicated and varied, and the science is still so new. Regardless, the label doesn't matter so much, just a way for us to have shared language to talk about these things.

Neurodivergent if you break the word down just means "brain different". So to me, if your brain is not NT, your brain is ND no matter the type. Sure, it can be argued that it's different because our disorder can technically be cured while autism can't, but that doesnt mean the two are any less Brain Different. Personality disorders and trauma related conditions are also ND for the same reason. Us and others being apart of the ND community doesnt take away from autistics and their need for support so I dont understand what the complaint is