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Definition, history, controversies, and more about the term "neurodivergence"/"neurodivergent"!
Definition, history, controversies, and more about the term "neurodivergence"/"neurodivergent"!


• Difference between neurodiverse/[[Neurodiversity]] and neurodivergent
• Difference between neurodiverse/[[Neurodiversity]] and neurodivergent <br />
Someone who is neurodivergent has a diagnosis (professional or self-dx) of one or more of the following: ASD, ADHD, OCD, Bipolar, and many more. A single person can be neurodivergent. Many people with differing diagnoses are a neurodiverse group.


• Neurodivergent vs [[Neurotypical]]
 
• Neurodivergent vs [[Neurotypical]] <br />
A neurotypical (NT) is someone who does not have any diagnosis considered to be neurodivergent (ND). Sometimes NT is used as a synonym for [[Allism|allistic]], which is someone who is not autistic, but ''could'' have another ND diagnosis.
 
 
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[[Category:Autistic paradigms and terminology]]
[[Category:Autistic paradigms and terminology]]

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Definition, history, controversies, and more about the term "neurodivergence"/"neurodivergent"!

• Difference between neurodiverse/Neurodiversity and neurodivergent
Someone who is neurodivergent has a diagnosis (professional or self-dx) of one or more of the following: ASD, ADHD, OCD, Bipolar, and many more. A single person can be neurodivergent. Many people with differing diagnoses are a neurodiverse group.


• Neurodivergent vs Neurotypical
A neurotypical (NT) is someone who does not have any diagnosis considered to be neurodivergent (ND). Sometimes NT is used as a synonym for allistic, which is someone who is not autistic, but could have another ND diagnosis.


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