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Neurodiversity
Neurodiversity
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''A concept where neurological differences are to be recognized and respected as any other human variation.''
''<big>A concept where neurological differences are to be recognized and respected as any other human variation.</big>''
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<big>National Symposium on Neurodiversity (2011)</big>
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The concept of neurodiversity was coined in the 1990s by autistic sociologist Judy Singer, challenging the medical model through which neurodevelopmental conditions have been viewed. Neurodiversity frames brain differences in neurodivergent people as more than simply a disability, but a difference worthy of acknowledgement and respect. <p style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size:14px; color:black;">
The concept of neurodiversity was coined in the 1990s by autistic sociologist Judy Singer, challenging the medical model through which neurodevelopmental conditions have been viewed. Neurodiversity frames brain differences in neurodivergent people as more than simply a disability, but a difference worthy of acknowledgement and respect. <p style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size:14px; color:black;">
Neurodiversity does not deny that neurodivergent people may experience challenges in their lived experience but seeks foremost to celebrate the extraordinary talents and abilities that neurodivergent people have. <div style="display:inline-block; font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size:20px; color:black; font-weight:bold; margin-bottom:1px; border-bottom:3px solid #003366;">
Neurodiversity does not deny that neurodivergent people may experience challenges in their lived experience but seeks foremost to celebrate the extraordinary talents and abilities that neurodivergent people have. <div style="display:inline-block; font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size:20px; color:black; font-weight:bold; margin-bottom:1px; border-bottom:3px solid #003366;">
Who is neurodivergent?
Who is neurodivergent?
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Someone is considered to be neurodivergent if they have a neurodevelopmental condition or difference, which affect how the nervous system develops, which in turn, shapes a person's emotion, learning ability, self-control, motor skills, and memory.
Someone is considered to be neurodivergent if they have a neurodevelopmental condition or difference, which affect how the nervous system develops, which in turn, shapes a person's emotion, learning ability, self-control, motor skills, and memory.
</p>This includes:
</p>This includes: