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What Is Neurodiversity?

By Keri Wiginton — 2021

Neurodiversity advocates suggest there’s too much attention on the impairments that come with conditions like ADHD. They think a better approach is to focus on what someone’s good at, not what they lack.

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Awareness and Allyship: It’s a New Day for Neurodiversity

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What Is Neurodiversity?

Neurodiversity is the idea that it’s normal and acceptable for people to have brains that function differently from one another.

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What Does It Mean to Be Neurotypical?

Remember that people who are neurodivergent are not abnormal, or less smart than you; their brains work in ways we are still learning to understand, and they have just as much to offer as neurotypical people do.

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What Does It Mean to Be Neurodivergent?

Neurodivergence is the term for when someone’s brain processes, learns, and/or behaves differently from what is considered “typical.”

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