ashleyp

Really interesting and I've had some eye opening experiences with this.

May I ask, do you still play with ideas/how the universe works etc? Do you miss that at all?

Also, have you read "The power of now"?

Love a lot of your posts here you're very vocal and well explain. I'm an ADHDer, software developer, avid researcher, fascinated with neuroscience and cognitive science and studied modules of it in university. But I sense you've been reading a lot from Barkley? And Barkley unfortunately can be closed minded(his brother had ADHD and died in a car crash so it's understandable he's negative towards it). We've seen in neuroscience that certain characteristics in ADHD, i.e lack of inhibition can lead to positives. The brain compensates. Honestly, I feel in the next decade ADHD will be looked upon as a subset of personality/neurological traits, more in line with how as Aspergers is been seen nowadays.

Who cares? He gave something a go and gave it a shot. I'm pretty sure his goal has nothing to do with speaking perfect mandarin. If people are going to judge him and spend their days writing articles about judgement on him and giving something a go, it's a little sad in my eyes(not necessarily referring to the article itself as such and i've only scanned through it so perhaps i'm missing something).

You've listed a whole bunch of other reasons as to why your company is going great, inpite of the name. I'm presuming the name's not the most important thing? Sucks that money will be wasted on marketing and branding...but it's better surely, to change that then risk loosing more? It's not fair. It's shit. But it could be better to do now than 2 years down the line when the name is more recognisable. Give it a fight if you can but I assume but the most important thing is protecting the entire company, not a name :).

Would be good if considers user location. I'm not interested in startups outside of my country =)

Work out what's actually important in life and to you, and LET GO of everything else. Work out what your heart desires, and then the thinking becomes doing very quickly.

There is NO evidence of a cure for Autism. Not even this article is evidence.

Autism isn't a disease...others don't even classify autism as a 'mental' illness. Those on the high-end of the spectrum may feel they just have a different brain, and a gift.

Go for it. Seriously man, why not? You're already regretting missing out on things now, you don't want to look back and regret not making this choice. If you do it and it doesnt work out, who cares? You try something else. If you cut into your savings, who cares? Try something else. Sounds like you've been in your comfort zone for a while, you're bored, you want to try something new. Why not listen to that feeling? I've been travelling and never have I ever been happier.