Definitions
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- n. The variety of configurations of the brain, especially with regard to autism.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Whatever the word neurodiversity attempts to explain, how diverse thinking occurs in nature requires no explanation from us.
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It's called neurodiversity and at its core is the belief that autism is both a disability and a difference.
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In fact, we can learn from this "neurodiversity," since autistics excel at mentally ordering information, a key trait in the digital age.
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It's a disability, yes, but it's also a different way of being, and "neurodiversity" should be accepted by society.
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Still, like the films and books that have emerged in recent years, Mr. Cowen's call for us to embrace a more liberal notion of achievement by recognizing in conditions like Asperger's a kind of "neurodiversity" rather than merely a disorder is compelling.
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They go further to claim that autism is not really a disorder but just a different form of brain wiring -- some call this philosophy "neurodiversity".
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Among my most spirited and articulate detractors is a group of adults with autism who belong to a movement that refers to itself as the "neurodiversity" community.
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The movement often places itself within a wider 'neurodiversity' movement, demanding that society respects differences in brain structure and function, rather than always focusing on trying to 'correct' them.
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The article also features other autism-rights spokespeople: Jim Sinclair, who has produced essays on the topic, Judy Singer, an Australian whose mother and daughter have Asperger’s and who is on the spectrum herself and who coined the term neurodiversity; and American writer Harvey Blume.
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Ne'eman has become a leader of the "neurodiversity" movement.
qms commented on the word neurodiversity
Though autism looks like adversity
Some question how much of a curse it be.
Why call them disabled
Whose talents are fabled
And thrive in their neurodiversity?
February 1, 2016