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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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ADHD Needs a Better Name. We Have One.

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