This is how great intellectual breakthroughs usually happen in practice. It is rarely the isolated genius having a eureka moment alone in the lab. Nor is it merely a question of building on precedent, of standing on the shoulders of giants, in Newton’s famous phrase.
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From Deficit to Superpowers: Is It Ableist to Focus on Neurodivergent Strengths?
By Nancy Doyle — 2021
Let’s move beyond superpowers but not forget to keep promoting our strengths.
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