This is one of the more funny prompts I’ve seen. What I consider myself an authority on may not be ANYTHING that other people would consider me an authority on. I bet there are also a lot of people who are not self-aware enough to realize that they are not experts on anything who think they are. I don’t think I’m explaining what I mean very well, but I just find this really funny!
I am an authority on Titanic lore and stories, including some passengers, how she was built, the events surrounding her sinking, Robert Ballard’s discovery of her in 1985, expeditions since 1985, and also much of the information on the Titan submersible that imploded last year. I’ve loved the Titanic since 1985, when Robert Ballard’s discovery was all over National Geographic. I was just a little kid but it was so fascinating to me. Somewhere I have a ton of books about Titanic.
I am also an authority on ADHD as someone who has it and also as a parent of two kids with it. I have read tons of books, articles, and research from important medical people. I think I have some interesting perspectives on some aspects of it that other people don’t understand. I don’t think it’s actually neurodiversity, I think it’s just a different type of brain. I have found way too many situations where ADHD has been a help and not a hinderance, like guarding my group in survival school. I don’t get too focused on anything and can hear everything at once. It was helpful when I needed to be hyper aware of everything around me.
I know there’s other things too, but I think these are the biggest two that I can think of right off the top of my head.
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