"You've set three alarms. Then you hit snooze twice. Now you're running late again, gulping coffee and knowing you'll pay for skipping breakfast later. You wonder what's wrong with you. Why can't you just go to sleep earlier? Why do you need an alarm clock to function? Only it's not just you-not even close. More than 80 percent of the population uses alarm clocks to wake up earlier than their body naturally would. They are socially jet-lagged. What society judges as a discipline problem is in fact a design problem: Modern schedules don't match most people's biology."
"Neurodiversity is neurological diversity: the full range of ways human nervous systems can be wired. It encompasses cognition, emotion, sensory processing, motor coordination, speech, and, crucially, circadian regulation: how our nervous systems manage sleep-wake timing, energy fluctuations, and daily rhythms. The neurodiversity framework offers much for understanding and addressing the difficulties faced by people who experience time differently than the dominant culture dictates."
Chronodiversity describes variation in how nervous systems regulate circadian timing, sleep-wake cycles, and daily energy rhythms. Most people are socially jet-lagged because chrononormative schedules force wake times earlier than bodies naturally prefer, often requiring alarm clocks and causing missed meals and morning stress. Neurodiversity includes circadian regulation alongside cognition, emotion, sensory processing, motor coordination, and speech. Modern schedules create a design mismatch rather than an individual discipline problem. Flexible solutions in schools, workplaces, families, and healthcare can align external demands with diverse biological rhythms and reduce harm from misaligned timing.
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