Every month we endeavour to bring you
aspects of life living with autism and the
hotbeds of debate in the autism community.
This month we take a deeper look at
neurodiversity and the neurodiversity
movement.
The suggestion that the human genome is a
diverse and forever evolving is a concept
embraced when discussing the term
neurodiversity. Conditions like Autism and
ADHD are viewed as naturally occurring
changes within the human genome, and that
they have been prevalent since the day dot.
The neurodiverse movement started
within the autism community shortly
thereafter, and here we share those
voices for and against the ideals of the
movement.
The human species is a collection of diversity,
and human brains are no different. We are all
a culmination of genetics, up bringing,
culture, education and circumstance. We are
an incredibly diverse species and all the
aforementioned factors make an individual.
For
some
these
can
make
uncomfortable reading, I can certainly
ascertain to have learnt much more
about an area of the community I knew
very little about.
I thoroughly hope that you enjoy this
month’s offering and look forward to
seeing you back next month!
Although a hotbed of fiery debate within the
autism community the foundations of
neurodiversity is continually backed up by
more research science, the recognition that
autism, ADHD and other “pathologically
diagnosed” conditions are a result of
genetics, coding and environment as opposed
to any damage caused by, for example,
vaccination.
The term neurodiversity itself dates back to
at least the late 1990’s but has come to the
fore in more recent times, but there is a
whole audience of people, neurotypical and
autistic who have never heard the term
before.
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