Neurodiversity: You Are Still Normal.
In society when we think of diversity, we usually think of race, gender or sexuality. But what about neurodiversity? According to psychologist Devon MacEachron, neurodiversity is a concept which suggests that neurological differences should be respected and celebrated. The term Neurodiversity was first used by austrian sociologist, Judy Singer, in her honours thesis in 1998. The term was later made popular by journalist Harvey Blume in an issue of The Atlantic. Originally, people on the autism spectrum used the term Neurodiversity, to describe themselves positively and show others that they don’t need ‘curing’ or ‘fixing’. Afterwhich other disabilities started referring to themselves as neurodiverse; this included; dyslexi a, dyspraxic and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder or ADHD . Around 1 in 7 people are neurodiverse, globally this comes to 10% of adults being dyslexic , 5% dyspraxic , 4% have ADHD and 2% are Autistic . Although many people with disab...
