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[quote=Anonymous]Like others, I thought it meant someone who had a few unusual interests or fashion choices or habits. I quickly realized that it is definitely code for neurodivergent for mid to upper elementary schoolers and middle schoolers. It’s used a lot by adult volunteers in some activities I’m involved in, like Girl Scouts. I also see it with private school admissions. People don’t want to say a kid is not the right fit or a perfect fit for a school because of their neurodivergence, so they’ll say that a school is a great school for quirky kids like Larlo. Or in a pejorative way: “the campus was beautiful but the kids were a bit too quirky for Larla”. Transaction: Larla’s parents don’t want her peer group to be too neurodivergent. It’s a shame because it’s mean and snide when it’s used this way and quirky in its original intent was actually a helpful way to describe a lot of kids. It was something we used as a positive self-description in high school in the 90s. [/quote]
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