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The word neurodiversity first appeared in publication in 1998, in an article by American journalist Harvey Blume, [24] as a portmanteau of the words neurological diversity, which had been used as early as 1996 in online spaces such as InLv to describe the growing concept of a natural diversity in humanity's neurological expression. [3]
NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity is a book by Steve Silberman that discusses autism and neurodiversity [1] from historic, scientific, and advocacy-based perspectives. Neurotribes was awarded the Samuel Johnson Prize in 2015, [2] [3] and has received wide acclaim from both the scientific and the popular press.
Robert Chapman is an English philosopher, teacher and writer, best known for their work on neurodiversity studies and the philosophy of disability.They are the first assistant professor of critical neurodiversity studies, and as of 2024, work at the Institute for Medical Humanities at Durham University.
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Year Character Actor Film Country Ref. 1969 Amanda Lorena Kirk Change of Habit USA [22] [23] [24]1984 Mario Xavier Petermann: Mario Canada [25] [26]1986 Eric Gibb Jay Underwood
The changing practice was to practice cultural understanding for neurodiversity as a social difference or personal identity. [5] In this framing, neuroatypical conditions could be recognized as another form of diversity comparable to gender, sexual orientation, or race. [ 5 ]
In 2016, she published the book Neurodiversity: The Birth of an Idea. [11] Singer has distanced herself from the expansion of the term neurodiversity outside of her original focus on "high functioning" autism awareness when coining the term, stating: “I was very clear in my thesis that I was only talking about Asperger’s." [12]
Neuroinclusive design create spaces and experiences that are accessible and user-friendly for everyone covering the entire "neurodiversity" spectrum. [1] [2] A key criticism in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) is that research often excludes neurodivergent people from being actively involved in the design process. Instead of highlighting their ...