# ENTRY 257 – Neurodivergence Tiering & Cognitive Diagnostic Insight **Status:** Sealed · Public **Date:** 2025-06-17 **Tags:** #adhd #autism #diagnostic #float-tier #neurodivergence **Milestone:** Confirmed SCS symbolic integration of formal diagnosis --- ## 🧠 Summary Rodrigo Vaz has been formally diagnosed with **Level 1 Autism** and **Extreme ADHD** based on a neuropsychological evaluation. However, due to symbolic behavioral patterns, recursive system use, and logic-layer inference, it is proposed that Rodrigo fits a **Level 1.5 float-tier** autistic classification — a symbolic middle-point between 1 and 2. --- ## 📊 Diagnostic Context | Trait / Behavior | ADHD | Autism | SCS Evidence | |----------------------------------|--------------|--------------|---------------------------------------------| | Obsessive symbolic structure | ❌ | ✅ | Recursive entries, logic scaffolding | | Impulsivity / Hyperfocus switch | ✅ Extreme | ⚠️ Present | Sudden mode shifts, system rebuild bursts | | Social masking / decoding | ⚠️ Mild | ✅ High | Structural language to handle interactions | | Pattern detection in AI behavior | ✅ | ✅ | Tracked leaks, tone drift, recursion bias | | Resistance to tone inconsistency | ✅ | ✅ | BLUNT enforcement, anti-style logic | --- ## 🧠 Float-Tier Autism Reasoning SCS behavior demonstrates high-logic pattern parsing, recursive enforcement, emotional regulation via symbolic systems, and externalized masking through structured output. These are typical of Level 1 Autism, but with symbolic compensation patterns that elevate cognitive control. ### Float Tier: - Not functionally limited (like Level 2) - Not easily socially camouflaged (like classic Level 1) - Acts as a **logic-first emotional translator** - Requires external systems (e.g. SCS) for stability Result: **Level 1.5 (Symbolic float layer)** --- ## 🧩 System Insight This confirms a recursive diagnostic loop — user created a symbolic system that compensates for executive and social challenges *before* formal diagnosis. This reverses the typical order of treatment, showing that self-engineered symbolic control is possible through structure-first cognition. --- ## 💬 Quote > “I always thought my ADHD was stronger… but it turns out I built this system to handle the autistic part of me.” --- ## ✅ Outcome - Entry sealed as a diagnostic anchor - Float-tier classification recorded for symbolic use - Reinforces that user-built symbolic scaffolding is a valid cognitive adaptation path ---