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Unraveling Neurodiversity: Insights from Neuroscientific Perspectives

Encyclopedia, 2023
Neurodiversity is a concept and a social movement that addresses and normalizes human neurocognitive heterogeneity to promote acceptance and inclusion of neuro-minorities (e.g., learning disabilities, attention disorders, psychiatric disorders, and more)
Hagar Goldberg
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On being (not so) different: perceptions of gender dysphoria and neurodiversity among people aged 15–35 in Sweden [PDF]

Frontiers in Sociology
There has been an increase in the number of people experiencing gender dysphoria and neurodiversity over the last decade. Medical studies employing quantitative methodologies consistently report a high co-occurrence of gender diversity and neurodiversity.
Fatih Özel, Fatih Özel, Gabriele Griffin, Gabriele Griffin   +3 more
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Undergraduate medical education for neurodivergent students: a scoping review [PDF]

BMC Medical Education
Background Recognition of the importance of the neurodiversity paradigm is growing within medical education, as is understanding of how current practices may create barriers for neurodivergent students.
Emily J. Green, Megan E.L. Brown, Gillian H.S. Vance, Iain D. Keenan   +3 more
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Weighing In: Academic Writers on Neurodiversity

International Journal of Disability and Social Justice, 2023
Neurodiversity as a concept, identity, and movement has radically challenged pre-existing ideas of human difference and value. First proposed by Judy Singer (1998) and largely developed through the work of community activists, neurodiversity posits an ...
Bridget Livingstone, Margaret F. Gibson, Patty Douglas, Sarah Leo, Julia Gruson-Wood   +4 more
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Stable eye versus mouth preference in a live speech-processing task

Scientific Reports, 2023
Looking at the mouth region is thought to be a useful strategy for speech-perception tasks. The tendency to look at the eyes versus the mouth of another person during speech processing has thus far mainly been studied using screen-based paradigms.
Charlotte Viktorsson, Niilo V. Valtakari, Terje Falck-Ytter, Ignace T. C. Hooge, Maja Rudling, Roy S. Hessels   +5 more
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Addressing the autism mental health crisis: the potential of phenomenology in neurodiversity-affirming clinical practices

Frontiers in Psychology, 2023
The neurodiversity movement has introduced a new era for autism research. Yet, the neurodiversity paradigm and the autism clinic remain largely unconnected.
Themistoklis Pantazakos, Themistoklis Pantazakos, Gert-Jan Vanaken, Gert-Jan Vanaken, Gert-Jan Vanaken   +4 more
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Reframing neurodiversity in engineering education

Frontiers in Education, 2022
A growing body of literature suggests that neurodiverse learners may possess assets that are highly desirable within engineering disciplines. Even so, despite the potential of neurodiverse individuals to contribute to innovation in science and ...
Maria Chrysochoou, Arash E. Zaghi, Connie Mosher Syharat   +2 more
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Pre‐pragmatic language use in toddlerhood: Developmental antecedents, aetiological factors, and associations to autism

JCPP Advances, 2023
Background Pragmatic language is key for adaptive communication, but often compromised in neurodevelopmental conditions such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
Maja Rudling, Ana Maria Portugal, Sven Bölte, Terje Falck‐Ytter   +3 more
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A systematic review of interventions to support adults with ADHD at work—Implications from the paucity of context-specific research for theory and practice

Frontiers in Psychology, 2022
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is estimated to affect 3.5% of the global workforce. Despite the high prevalence rate, little is known about how best to support adults with ADHD (ADHDers) at work.
Kirsty Lauder, Almuth McDowall, Harriet R. Tenenbaum   +2 more
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Following the threads of social magma: Neurodiversity as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity (UNESCO)

Hybrid, 2022
“Neurodiversity” is a magmatic term, it defines at the same time, a concept and a set of communities. The neurodiversity communities are built primarily online and are agitated by various controversies.
Lucas Fritz
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