Neurodivergence
Neurodivergence describes naturally occurring variation in how a brain processes, learns, and experiences the world. The term grew from the neurodiversity movement of the late 1990s, and here it sorts members by how they self-identify rather than by any formal assessment.
Neurodiversity is a real and widely accepted descriptive framework for natural brain variation, but these are self-identifications honestly labelled, not clinical diagnoses. (Neurodiversity movement, coined by sociologist Judy Singer, late 1990s)
Groups
- Neurotypical — A person whose neurological development and cognition fall within the range commonly regarded as typical.
- ADHD — Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, a variation marked by differences in attention regulation, impulse control, and activity level.
- Autistic (Autism spectrum) — Being on the autism spectrum, a lifelong variation in social communication, sensory experience, and patterns of interest.
- Dyslexia — A learning difference affecting the accurate and fluent reading, spelling, and decoding of written words.
- Dyscalculia — A learning difference affecting the understanding of numbers, quantities, and arithmetic.
- Dyspraxia (DCD) — Developmental coordination disorder, a variation affecting motor planning, coordination, and fine or gross movement.
- Tourette syndrome / tic disorder — A neurological condition characterised by involuntary, repeated movements or vocalisations known as tics.
- OCD — Obsessive-compulsive disorder, involving recurring intrusive thoughts and repetitive behaviours done to ease the resulting distress.
- Highly Sensitive Person — A self-identified trait of heightened sensory processing sensitivity, with deeper response to stimuli and emotion.
- Twice-exceptional / Gifted — Being intellectually gifted, where twice-exceptional means giftedness alongside a co-occurring learning or neurodevelopmental difference.
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