10-Minute Video Founding Member Exclusive: NeuroDiversity & Neuro-Inclusion 101
NeuroTypical is not the "default state of humanity.” It is simply an average our society is designed to cater to.
Welcome back to another Founding Member Friday!
Twice each month on Friday (sometimes on Thursdays), I put out an exclusive post like this one (often on a more intimate and personal topic OR featuring some of the training materials I’m teaching) that will be brought to you by and for our Founding Members.
The first part of this post is always FREE to everyone here on Substack, and the ending of the post is ONLY available to our Founding Members (as thanks for the extra support they give to make this blog possible).
At the time I am scheduling this post we have thirty Founding Members!
I won’t put them on the spot today, but you know who you are. I can’t thank you enough for your support.
What IS NeuroDiversity?
NeuroDiversity: Refers to the idea that there is a natural and broad spectrum of differences within the human brain and nervous system, including variations in cognitive, sensory, and emotional experiences that can vary significantly from person to person. NeuroDiversity recognizes and celebrates these differences as natural variations of the human experience that should be supported.
NeuroDiversity also rejects the idea that Autism and other neurological processing differences (ADHD, dyslexia, dyscalculia, hyperlexia, dyspraxia, and other conditions of the mind) are problems to be solved, challenging the prevailing views that neurological diversity is inherently something bad, asking NeuroTypical people to examine their biases towards NeuroDivergent people when we show up and interact with the world differently than our NeuroTypical peers do (which can cause us to be judged unfairly and inaccurately by those around us who expect us to act and engage in a neuro-normative way).
NeuroTypical is not the "default state of humanity.” It is simply an average our society is designed to cater to.