Brilliant article by SheWritesAI directory member Natalia Cote-Munoz. Well worth a full read - grateful to Michael Spencer for elevating her voice.

Consider this: while the tech industry debates whether AI makes us more productive or more dependent, neurodivergent users have already figured out how to use these tools to unlock capabilities they never had access to before.

A person with ADHD uses ChatGPT to transform scattered thoughts into coherent presentations.

Someone with dyslexia employs AI to confidently navigate professional communication for the first time in their career.

An autistic individual creates social scripts with AI assistance, reducing anxiety in workplace interactions.

These aren't feel-good stories about technology helping people—they're market signals about where AI development is heading. The cognitive assistance these users have pioneered represents a massive shift in human-computer interaction, one that's creating new possibilities for everyone.

But here's what the AI industry is missing: the same innovations that empower disabled users often become universal benefits.