Is neurodivergence as a concept a product of capitalism? This is the question of Robert Chapman’s Empire of Normality: Neurodiversity and Capitalism.

Chapman traces the history of capitalism alongside the history of disability to show how being ‘normal’ was constructed to mean people who can function better under systems which require certain ways of being cognitively and physically.

Are you tired? When was the last time you felt rested? We are all pushed by grind culture to the limit, but for neurodivergent people this question might especially sting. Tricia Hersey’s brilliant book Rest is Resistance is a manifesto calling for us to resist the demands of capitalism, and with it white supremacy, through rest.