neurodiversity
noun/ˌnjʊəɹə(ʊ)daɪˈvɜːsɪti/UK/ˌn(j)ʊɹoʊˌdaɪˈvɝsəti/US
Etymology
From neuro- (prefix denoting the nervous system) + diversity, coined by the Australian sociologist Judy Singer (born 1951) in her Bachelor of Arts dissertation (1998), and popularized by Harvey Blume in The Atlantic in September 1998: see the quotations.
Definitions
The variety of configurations of the brain, especially with regard to autism.
- For me, the significance of the "Autistic Spectrum" lies in its call for and anticipation of a "Politics of Neurodiversity". […] The rise of Neurodiversity takes postmodern fragmentation one step further.
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No curated loop yet for neurodiversity. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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