ADHD

Diagnosis isn't necessary or even helpful for everyone who falls into the "neurodivergent" category, whatever that is. Getting a diagnosis only helps if the medical community has recognized a disease (say, ASD or ADHD) that also has therapies that make life easier for for the person diagnosed. That doesn't apply to everyone who has autistic or neurodivergent traits.

As for whether it's normal: who the hell knows what normal means? We all have our own judgements about what "normal" should mean, but precious little actual theory or data on what constitutes "neurotypical". My own journey with defining autism has convinced me that we have a long way to go before we can confidently label people with words like "neurodivergent". Even specific diagnoses like ASD and ADHD could use some significant refinement. Maybe Herzog is neurodivergent or autistic, who knows? Besides him and his doctor, who cares?

I think "neurodivergent" is a clinical stepping stone that we'll discard as we get a clearer picture of how different brains function. Like so much clinical jargon, it has seeped out into non-medical usage as a smarter-sounding version of "weird". I'm with Werner, I don't care for how they're used in everyday language.

I wonder how strong the correlation between appreciation of Herzog’s work and ADHD/autism would be. I imagine it’s significantly positive.