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  1. neurodiversitynoun

    The variety of configurations of the brain, especially with regard to autism.

  2. Etymology: . The citation below from September 30, 1998 is believed to be the earliest published use of the term.

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  1. Neurodiversity

    Neurodiversity is an approach to learning and disability which suggests that diverse neurological conditions appear as a result of normal variations in the human genome. This term was coined in the late 1990s as a challenge to prevailing views of neurological diversity as inherently pathological, and it asserts that neurological differences should be recognized and respected as a social category on a par with gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability status. Examples of these differences can include attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, autism spectrum disorder, dyscalculia, dyslexia, dyspraxia, Tourette's syndrome, and others. Neurodiversity is also an international online disability rights movement which has been promoted primarily by the autistic self-advocate community. This movement frames neurodiversity as a natural human variation rather than a disease, and its advocates reject the idea that neurological differences need to be cured, as they believe them to be authentic forms of human diversity, self-expression, and being. These advocates promote support systems that allow those who are neurologically different to live their lives as they are, rather than being coerced or forced to adopt uncritically accepted ideas of normalcy, or to conform to a clinical ideal.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of neurodiversity in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of neurodiversity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of neurodiversity in a Sentence

  1. Jonathan Mitchell:

    Most persons with an autism-spectrum disorder have never expressed their opinions on someone’s blog and never will. The neurodiverse often reach a vulnerable audience, as many persons on the spectrum have low self-esteem. Neurodiversity provides a tempting escape valve.

  2. Jenny Radesky:

    Aspects of our personality and neurodiversity are extremely personal and can be exploited, and therefore medical and research institutions have rigorous safeguards to keep this information private, as our country heads into a year of online learning, it's crucial that we know that children's educational data are not merged with marketing datasets that can then exploit these fundamentally private things about The Children.


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