ThatDankOtaku

Having someone like Richeh in his life, who is completely self assured and confident (to the point of being stubborn even) is so much more important than I think anyone really talks about. She tells him. TO HIS FACE. "There's nothing wrong with you at all." Such a simple thing to say. And yet, it holds the power to totally shatter his view of himself. Or at the very least fracture it and start the process of bringing the version of himself he wants to be into focus. I also think this is SUCH a great representation of how different levels of support and acceptance for neurodivergent children can make all the difference in the world. Euini's master constantly sees everything he does as a problem, reinforces the fact that there's only ONE right way to do things, and when he can't do it that way, he's hopeless and won't ever amount to anything. And because of this, Euini has come to believe that this is just the truth and he's forever destined to be a failure and a stain on his master's reputation. Whereas Richeh on the other hand, dealt with her bad master for a short time and had the complete opposite reaction to being told there's only a single avenue to solve a problem. It pushed her to be more defiant and stubborn. But when she comes into Qifrey's care, he allows her to do what she wants, the way she wants and doesn't push her (at least not too much. Even though he had her take the test, there was still ZERO pressure for her to actually pass it) And I firmly believe that because of this, Richeh was able to open herself up more and trust the people around her to have her best interest at heart and want her to learn for her own sake and not because they wanted to control her. And that is the major difference. Richeh essentially did the same thing for Euini. She supported him and told him that he could do anything he wanted to. He could solve the problem on his own and there was no one right way to do it. And you see with that tiny bit of encouragement, he's able to come up with a solution! An unorthodox one, sure, but! It worked! He still did what he needed to do to progress. I honestly don't even know what I'm saying anymore but I am very passionate about these two and how they help each other in so many ways and how they're each a wonderful example of how diverse and varied neurodivergence can be even with the same diagnosis (or lack thereof, I just can't think of a better word for it atm lol)