Neurodiversity
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The neurodiversity paradigm is a framework for understanding human brain function that considers the diversity within sensory processing, motor abilities, social comfort, cognition, and focus as neuro
Both autistic and non-autistic people can find it difficult to empathize with each other. The fact that both people in the interaction have trouble with understanding and empathy is why the theory is called the "double empathy problem".
Judy Singer
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Judy Singer is an Australian sociologist who popularized the term "neurodiversity". After working as a computer consultant, Singer studied sociology at the University of Technology Sydney, where she w
Neurodiversity
…human cognitive variation in the context of biodiversity and the politics of minority groups. Some neurodiversity advocates and researchers, including Judy Singer and Patrick Dwyer, argue that the neurodiversity paradigm is the middle ground between a strong medical model and a strong social model. Neurodivergent…
Judy Singer, 2019