Neurodiversity ex
Wikipedia
Neurodiversity, or ND, refers to
variations in the
human
brain and
cognition,
for instance in
sociability,
learning,
attention,
mood and other
mental
functions.[1]
It was coined in 1998 by sociologist Judy Singer, who helped popularize the
concept along with journalist Harvey Blume,[1]
and situates human cognitive variation in the context of
biodiversity and the politics of
minority groups.[2][3]
This view arose out of the
autism rights movement, as a challenge to prevailing views that certain
things currently classified as
neurodevelopmental disorders are
inherently pathological. It builds on the
social model of disability, in which disability arises out of
societal barriers interacting with individual differences, rather than
people being disabled simply as a result of having impairments. Some
neurodiversity advocates and researchers, notably Judy Singer and Patrick Dwyer,
argue that the neurodiversity paradigm is the middle ground between strong
medical model and strong social model.[4][5][6]
The subsequent
neurodiversity paradigm has been controversial among
disability
advocates, with
opponents arguing it risks downplaying the suffering associated with some
disabilities, and calls for the acceptance of things some would wish to see
treated.[7][8][9][10][11]
Autistic self-advocate and researcher
Ari
Ne'eman, one of the major advocates in the neurodiversity movement,
suggested a trait-based approach, meaning that elements of the medical (or
pathology) model can be applied in treating certain traits, behaviors, or
conditions that are intrinsically harmful (e.g. self-injury behaviors,
speech-language impairments, or other co-occurring health conditions), whereas
neurodiversity approaches can be applied to non-harmful or adaptive autistic
traits (e.g.
stimming, intense interests) of the same individual.[12][13]
Furthermore, in recent years, there have been developments of neurodiversity-affirming
interventions and reforms of some interventions.[14][15]
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