{"id":23100,"date":"2018-07-16T10:43:09","date_gmt":"2018-07-16T14:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=23100"},"modified":"2018-07-16T10:43:09","modified_gmt":"2018-07-16T14:43:09","slug":"what-you-need-to-know-about-neurodiversity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/what-you-need-to-know-about-neurodiversity\/","title":{"rendered":"What You Need to Know About Neurodiversity"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_pop\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/gallery\/share-button-gray.png\" style=\"border:0px\" alt=\"Share\" \/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"StumbleUpon\",\"Digg\",\"Reddit\",\"Bebo\",\"Delicious\");var hupso_icon_type = \"labels\";var hupso_background=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_border=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"wrightslaw\";var hupso_url=\"\";var hupso_title=\"What%20You%20Need%20to%20Know%20About%20Neurodiversity\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><p><a href=\"http:\/\/drdevon.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-23103 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/maceachron.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"82\" height=\"105\" \/><\/a>Watch and listen to Dr. Devon MacEachron\u2019s opinion piece for <a href=\"https:\/\/nowthisnews.com\/videos\/news\/what-you-need-to-know-about-neurodiversity\">NowThis<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>One in 59 children are identified with autism spectrum disorders and millions of children have been diagnosed with ADHD in the U.S. \u2014 yet psychologist <a href=\"http:\/\/drdevon.com\/\">Devon MacEachron, PhD<\/a> believes that there is too little attention given to enabling people with neurologically different minds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNeurological differences like autism or ADHD are considered to be dysfunctional, disorders, and disabilities under the medical model of mental health,\u201d she explained. \u201cWhen most of us think of diversity, we think of things like race or sexual orientation. But there\u2019s a different kind of diversity you might not know about: neurodiversity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Neurodiversity is the concept that neurological differences among people should be recognized and respected, and <a href=\"http:\/\/drdevon.com\/\">Dr. MacEachron<\/a> thinks it\u2019s time for this movement to take off.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNeurodiversity is a part of our genetics and our evolution as a species,\u201d she explained. \u201cThe genes for autism and ADHD are not errors, but rather the result of variations in the human genome that have and will continue to have advances for society.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/drdevon.com\/\">Dr. MacEachron\u2019s<\/a> vision is for a neurodiversity-tolerant and accepting society that celebrates people\u2019s differences, rather than antagonizing them. Instead of changing to fit other people\u2019s ideas of normal, children who are wired a bit differently should be encouraged to find their place in the world where they feel they fit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watch and listen to Dr. Devon MacEachron\u2019s opinion piece for NowThis! 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