Neurodiversity

Neurodiversity is the view that neurological differences, including autism, ADHD, and dyslexia, are natural variations in the human population rather than deficits requiring a cure. The term was coined in the late 1990s by Australian sociologist Judy Singer, who framed it as a subset of biodiversity. Both neurodivergent and neurotypical people fall under the umbrella, and neither is treated as the broken version. The neurodiversity movement grew out of the 1990s autistic rights community and pushes for acceptance and accommodation instead of forced conformity. It connects closely with LGBTQ+ communities, since queer and trans people report neurodivergent identities at higher rates than the general population.