An Introduction to Neurodiversity

1. Neurodiversity - the biological fact that there is diversity in human brains and minds. (Neurodiversity is embedded in the standard human genome.)
2. The Neurodiversity Paradigm - a way of thinking about neurodiversity which is based on the fact there is no 'normal' brain and no 'right' way of experiencing or functioning in the world.
Below are the 3 principles of the Neurodiversity Paradigm: (The expectation of larger social groups gives greater scope for neurodiversity.)

1.) Neurodiversity is a natural and valuable form of human diversity. (Totally agree more or say it better.)

2.) The idea that there is one “normal” or “healthy” type of brain or mind, or one “right” style of neurocognitive functioning, is a culturally constructed fiction, no more valid (and no more conducive to a healthy society or to the overall well-being of humanity) than the idea that there is one “normal” or “right” ethnicity, gender, or culture.
(Take out the statement about 'normal and I wholeheartedly agree. In the same way that Usain Bolt is not normal we are not normal either. It is not normal to run 100 meters in un 10 seconds is it? Similarly it is not normal to think as brilliantly as Einstein.)

3.) The social dynamics that manifest in regard to neurodiversity are similar to the social dynamics that manifest in regard to other forms of human diversity (e.g., diversity of ethnicity, gender, or culture). These dynamics include the dynamics of social power inequalities, and also the dynamics by which diversity, when embraced, acts as a source of creative potential.
(Neurodiversity is given by nature according to need. At desperate times the tribe needs more people with bigger brains that are better at problem solving than 'normal' brains.)