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Cleveland Clinic. “Neurodivergent: What It Is, Symptoms & Types,” June 2, 2022. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/symptoms/23154-neurodivergent.
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Title:: Neurodivergent: What It Is, Symptoms & Types
Year:: 2022
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Neurodivergent means having a brain that forms or works differently. This nonmedical term also means people who are neurodivergent have different strengths and challenges. .
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Jeremy’s Review
This is a helpful webpage to give an overview of what neurodivergence is and what it is not. It is similar in nature to the Harvard Webpage regarding the same topic.
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Quote Neurodivergent is a nonmedical term that describes people whose brains develop or work differently for some reason. Pg.1
- It is an important distinction to make that neurodiversity is a social movement before a medical one.
Quote The term “neurodivergent” describes people whose brain differences affect how their brain works. That means they have different strengths and challenges from people whose brains don’t have those differences. Pg.1 *
Quote The term “neurodivergent” came from the related term “neurodiversity.” Judy Singer, an Australian sociologist, coined the word “neurodiversity” in 1998 to recognize that everyone’s brain develops in a unique way. Pg.2
- Neurodivergent is a relatively new term, coined by Judy Singer in 1998.
Quote Some neurodivergent people struggle because of systems or processes that don’t give them a chance to show off their strengths or that create new or more intense challenges for them. Pg.3
- Divergent vs. typical is a hard things to settle. What is normal to one is different to another. Strengths of someone who is neurodivergent may get missed based off of what the a society considers typical.
Quote Some people oppose the idea of neurodiversity as being about differences instead of deficits. Many who take that stance say they’re against it because some who are neurodivergent have true medical conditions that need treatment. Pg.5
- Those against the term or idea of neurodiversity look at the extreme cases of dysfunction that require substantial intervention. However, a lot of people who identify neurodiverse find strength in being able to identify that they are not defective, simply different.
Quote However, since there aren’t any medical criteria or definitions of what it means to be neurodivergent, other conditions also can fall under this term as well. People with these conditions may also choose not to identify themselves as neurodivergent. Pg.6
- Neurodivergence is not a entirely accepted term by those who may be considered neurodiverse by others.
Quote “Neurodiversity” is a word used to explain the unique ways people’s brains work. While everyone’s brain develops similarly, no two brains function just alike. Being neurodivergent means having a brain that works differently from the average or “neurotypical” person. Pg.10
- All brains are different and will needed to be supported uniquely to that individual. Some people will need supports that go beyond what is typically offered, and therefore are considered divergent from what is typical.