Neurodivergence & Human Design
I thought long and hard about this post, do I post? Do I not?
I want to make myself incredibly clear. This post is NOT about dismissing neurodivergency, just offering an alternative outlook to those who don’t resonate with receiving labels or being categorised into boxes. Diagnosis are helpful for some and not-so-helpful for others. So how might we look to use human design to explore neurodivergent tendencies? Perhaps when clients are waiting for a diagnosis, or when they don’t wish to have one but do wish to understand themselves more deeply.
There are some channels that immediatly you might want to explore with your client.
23-43 channel - the genius freak channel as it is often referred to affectionately, is a channel of incredible insight before it’s time. It’s linked to neurodivegency because of it’s ability to translate complex information, but also the sensitivity of how that information lands. If you have this channel, please know your mind and words are INCREDIBLY POWERFUL but some people just won’t ‘get’ you. This is often linked to Aspergers / Autism in traditional diagnosis.
57-34 channel - a deeply sensitive channel to sound which can leave people overstimulated in the wrong environments. Lots of time alone needed, despite the fact you’ll be a generator /MG with this channel.
19-49 channel - highly, highly sensitive and deeply connected to the animal kindgdom. This is often linked to autistic traits, whether there is a diagnosis or not. Please know, your sensitivity is much needed in this world! You’re taking in emotions much more deeply, so be aware of your people and your environment.
And gates worth exploring…
Gate 9 - hyperfocus. With this gate, try to lean towards focus and discipline and watch for the hyperfocus tendencies. If they’re burning you out, it’s time to take a step back.
Gate 19 - As with the full channel, the gate 19 is often described in a similar way to some autism traits too. Deeply sensitive with a natural skill for connecting with the animal kingdom on a much more profound level than others.
Gate 36 - out of the frying pan and into the fire, this can be a gate that leaves people restless and bored. Seeking constant dopamine hits and quick gratification and avoiding longer term planning and action.
Gate 52 - with links to ADD, this is a gate that is meant to be about stability, but in the wrong environmental / variable conditions can lead to real concetration issues. If you’re struggling with this, your environment and digestion variable will help you to understand what you need.
And then we have tonal fixings…
Tonal fixings where you see the small number, or the number in the triangle as being a 4, 5 or 6 means your body and/or mind are particularly sensitive energetically, rather than physically.
The 4's, 5's and 6's in the tonal influence mean you can be overstimulated by sight, sensations against the skin, and electronical frequencies or other frequencies we run into on a daily basis (like WiFi for example).
When these layer up, it can show is where we’re particularly sensitive to the outside world, why, how and what we can do about it too to help, rather than fight.
“I’ve got those gates / channels / tonal fixings, does that mean I’m neurodivergent?”
No! It just means you have deeper sensitivities than some people which need awareness ot be able to work with. And by awareness, I mean - I know I’m incredibly sensitive to sound in my environment - I work WITH this, rather than expecting myself to get over it. I create an atmosphere that suits me, rather than trying to fit a square peg in a round hole.
So, how might you work with your natural sensitivities and see them as guidance posts, not challenges?
These gates and channels are no exhaustive, and individual charts are important to examine rather than trying to apply a blanket statement/analysis.
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Extra notes: One thing I’ve been pondering lately is the gates / frequencies / trauma link that sometimes comes up in the debate around neurodivergency. Because it’s not to say that these gates mean you are neurodivergent, BUT if there is trauma present in an upbringing, you are more likely to be on the shadow frequency of the specific gate, rather than the gift. And this is where problems can arise. We’re reactive with our gift, rather than comfortable with it, and obviously this all then links to the nervous system too… something to ponder.
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