What is neurodiversity?

Neurodiversity May 13, 2022

Just as there are different types of bodies, there are also different types of minds.

Just 50 years ago, people stopped seeing physical disabilities as much as one and the same disability. Where are now in the same spot in time for neurodiverse disabilities.

Just as there are many different types of minds, we also have many different types of disabilities. And if people wonder why I didn't include many more illnesses and disabilities. The reason is that there is still an ongoing debate on what we should include in being Neurodivergent.

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Black text in a white space. The camera is moving in a circular movement through the texts.

Text. Just as there are different types of bodies. Images of people from different eras and styles.
Text. There are also different types of minds. Diagrams of heads and the brain passing by. Images by Dr Alesha Sivartha's Book of Life (1898).
Text.To be neurodivergent, are when your type of mind debilitates you
Text. And you are categorized into one type of disability. Images. The names of disabilities passing by above and at the side of the camera. ADHD, Autism spectrum disorder,Tourette's syndrome, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Dyscalculia,Dysgraphia.
Text. The symptoms often are that you process information at a different pace. Animation. Orange ball bouncing around
Text. And that you're hypo- or hyper sensitive.
Text.We still haven't defined what being neurodivergent is.
Text. But something is clear.
Text. We are the canaries in the coal mine. Image. Two yellow canaries sitting on top of text.
Text. When something bad happens, we are the first to notice it.