Bill Gates reflects on youth and the privilege of neurodiversity
"I was an unusual child. Today, I would probably be diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder," wrote Bill Gates in his book. Gates, the founder of Microsoft and one of the world's richest people, shared this reflection.
Bill Gates stated that during his youth, it was not understood that "some people's minds process information differently." The term "neurodiversity" only emerged in the 1990s. According to tvn24.pl, an excerpt of the book "Source Code: My Origins" was published by "The Wall Street Journal." The publication is expected to reach bookshops in February.
The youth of Bill Gates. "An undeserved privilege"
"My parents had no manuals to help them understand why their son had certain obsessions, lacked social skills, and was sometimes rude and behaved inappropriately, not realising the impact of his actions on others," reads a fragment cited by the service.
Bill Gates attributed his professional and personal success in his memoirs to "undeserved privilege" and "winning the birth lottery"—growing up in the affluent United States. "I am a white man, and society favours white men," wrote the billionaire.
