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People think, learn, behave, and experience the world around them in many different ways. Some of this diversity is due to neurological differences. Neurodiversity refers to those variations in neurocognitive functioning.
Ness Labs • What Is Neurodiversity?
Central to neurodiversity is the idea that naturally occurring variations in the human brain should be seen as differences rather than deficits. Some people consider neurodiversity to be related to the concept of biodiversity — a term you will mostly see being used for the purpose of advocating for the conservation of species.
Ness Labs • What Is Neurodiversity?
Given the extent of overlap between the conditions, the under-diagnosis of females who instead present with anxiety, depression or eating disorders, and the estimated prevalence of each condition, a reasonable estimate of all neurominorities within the population is around 15–20%, i.e. a significant minority.
Nancy Doyle • Neurodiversity at work: a biopsychosocial model and the impact on working adults
The capabilities of neurodivergent people can vary considerably from severely challenged to gifted. Some are nonverbal and fully reliant on care givers. Others have special abilities in things such as pattern recognition, memory or mathematics. Yet even those with exceptional talents find it hard to get and hold a job. While unemployment esti... See more
Miriam Moeller • Neurodiversity can be a workplace strength, if we make room for it
