Neurodivergent pride is often misinterpreted and misunderstood. A caricatured version is then attacked as a bid for exceptionality. But exceptionality thinking is rooted in zero-sum games. True pride is rooted in dignity. So, here is what neurodivergent pride is and is not, from the perspective of human dignity. Neurodivergent pride is not the “superpower” narrative. The “autistic genius,” the “ADHD entrepreneur,” the “dyslexic creative,” the savant who “redeems” difference through exceptional output – these are all images created to make dignity contingent on extraordinary contribution. The narrative preserves the assumption foundational to the system that excluded neurodivergent people in the first place: that worth is earned through productivity, and that only those who can demonstrate a marketable gift count and matter. It legitimizes the idea of exclusion. “Pride” built on superpowers is an endless audition to belong. Neurodivergent pride is not a resilience-against-the-odds “inspiration” story. The triumph narrative—the person who overcame, who pushed through, who white-knuckled their way to a place in the world built to exclude them—focuses on the individual and leaves the odds-making …