Researching the Strengths of Neurodivergent Minds
Advancing Neurodivergence Through Research
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From The Cleveland Clinic
“The term ‘neurodivergent’ describes people whose brain differences affect how their brain works. That means they have different strengths and challenges from people whose brains don’t have those differences. The possible differences include medical disorders, learning disabilities and other conditions. The possible strengths include better memory, being able to mentally picture three-dimensional (3D) objects easily, the ability to solve complex mathematical calculations in their head, and many more. Neurodivergent isn’t a medical term. Instead, it’s a way to describe people using words other than ‘normal’ and ‘abnormal.’ That’s important because there’s no single definition of ‘normal’ for how the human brain works. The word for people who aren’t neurodivergent is ‘neurotypical.’ That means their strengths and challenges aren’t affected by any kind of difference that changes how their brains work.”
Coming this month to the NDCRC Digital Library
♥ Diversity, epistemic injustice and medicalization 1-s2.0-S0010945224000704-main
♥ “I’m not mad, bad, and dangerous … simply wired differently”: Exploring factors contributing to good quality of life with autistic women 1-s2.0-S1750946724000138-main
♥ Emotional labor and emotional exhaustion in psychologists: Preliminary evidence for the protective role of self-compassion and psychological flexibility 1-s2.0-S2212144724000048-main
♥ Dopamine and entrepreneurship: Unifying entrepreneur personality traits, psychiatric symptoms, entrepreneurial action and outcomes 1-s2.0-S2352673424000131-main
♥ Do We Need Autistic Autism Researchers to Understand Autism? 2+Agnieszka+Kędra
♥ Experiences of and treatment preferences for insomnia in autistic adults: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis 2da77f20-d58e-4474-a446-36ced1ed1ebf
♥ Play Therapy Treatment Planning With Children and Families 10.4324_9781003334231_previewpdf
♥ “Proud To Be Autistic”: Greta Thunberg’s Queering Rhetorical Genre in Climate Changing Advocacy 385-Article Text-975-1-10-20240315
♥ Attitudes of Autistic Adults toward Genetic Testing for Autism 740c656b-ba50-4f28-96fd-7fc6055a87e6