Neurodivergence

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Where does the line get drawn, in your opinion, when it comes to Neurodivergent? (beehaw.org)

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This post isn't to exclude anyone or anything, I'm just curious how people understand the term.

According to the Cleveland Clinic:

People who identify themselves as neurodivergent typically have one or more of the conditions or disorders listed below. However, since there aren’t any medical criteria or definitions of what it means to be neurodivergent, other conditions also can fall under this term as well. People with these conditions may also choose not to identify themselves as neurodivergent.

Autism spectrum disorder (this includes what was once known as Asperger’s syndrome).

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). [...]

I think, as someone who was diagnosed with ADD when young and Asperger's in my 20's, the term applies. But I'd much rather be called Neurodivergent than other labels, if I had to pick one.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

@Foon Sorry I didn't mean that *you* were gatekeeping, Foon! I'm sorry if it came across like that.

I meant that I think that people who have a strong opinion that TBI is not part of neurodivergence are gatekeeping.

It's a difficult question to answer because most people (in my experience) don't know what's meant by neurodivergence. Or not in the offline world, anyway.