The commercialisation of neurodiversity.

Does anybody else feel that over the last ten years or so, neurodiversity has become 'big business' and has lost its focus? 

Parents
  • There are some people selling products aimed at us (sensory toys and clothing with low sensory issues) but that is largely a demand finally being met.

    Where there is bigger business is in the diagnosis side - the treatment side seems to be underfunded by the NHS or is part of the generally growing area of therapy.

    These day there is less stigma in getting a therapist and with the generally lower levels of tolerating discomfort in recent generations there is a dig drive to do something about it.

    I don't see medication being used much to treat autists (typically it is co-morbid conditions that get medicated) so there is nothing growing there.

    Do you have a market sector in mind when you talk about big business?

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  • There are some people selling products aimed at us (sensory toys and clothing with low sensory issues) but that is largely a demand finally being met.

    Where there is bigger business is in the diagnosis side - the treatment side seems to be underfunded by the NHS or is part of the generally growing area of therapy.

    These day there is less stigma in getting a therapist and with the generally lower levels of tolerating discomfort in recent generations there is a dig drive to do something about it.

    I don't see medication being used much to treat autists (typically it is co-morbid conditions that get medicated) so there is nothing growing there.

    Do you have a market sector in mind when you talk about big business?

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