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Do You Believe in Neurodiversity?

Daniel

After I learnt so much about Autism I came to view Autism is not a tragic thing some people describe it as, not the nicest either but does have some positivity.

In the past I realized my suffering didn't stem from Autism, but stemmed from how people treat me and how I reacted to how they treat me. 

I couldn't think of any scientific basis that lead mankind to the conclusion that there is only one way to correctly neurodevelop and one cognitive functioning style. The genes to these conditions have existed throughout evolution but have only been focused on for less than two centuries, I were wondering why is that, it gave me the impression Autism is not a problem, mankind turned it into a problem by how they viewed it. 

People tend to tell me they believe there's something wrong with our brains because they're away from the average. Again, there's no scientific basis to being away from an average means something's wrong, and away from an average can also be an advantage. I read in a book by PhD. Thomas Armstrong that there was no such thing as averaged until the 1840s, so before hand there was no over or under functioning brain.

It's widely believed now that Einstein and Mozart were Autistic, John Nash had Schizophrenia, L. V. Beethoven had Bipolar, Richard Branson had dyslexia, a majority of the most influential people throughout history had one or more neurological difference.

Do you agree with Neurodiversity, or do you oppose it? Could you share why you agree or disagree please.

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  • I do think neurodiversity exists, but neurotypical is a myth. I say this because there is such a vast array of differences between individuals that I believe the idea of 'normal' is harmful.

    If you look at any type of animal in nature, you have those that are more unique and those that are more common, those that are highly adapted to their specific environment and those that have generalised their strengths. Even autism is unique in each individual. There are not such clearly defined edges in nature (nature includes brains!)

    I may be one of very few who see things this way, though. It is probably not a popular viewpoint since it means holding two contradictory beliefs at the same time. One is that we are unique, the other is that we are all one.

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    Mantra,

    Your not alone on this view, I haven't believed in the existence of normal people ever since I were told everyone is different, as you know when people are in standard norms they're pretending to be someone they're not.

    I believe all nature has a harmonious relationship, that not just humans but all we see around us is connected as one, like we need green life for oxygen and green life needs carbon dioxide from us to survive, one can't survive without the other.

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  • in reply to Mantra

    Mantra,

    Your not alone on this view, I haven't believed in the existence of normal people ever since I were told everyone is different, as you know when people are in standard norms they're pretending to be someone they're not.

    I believe all nature has a harmonious relationship, that not just humans but all we see around us is connected as one, like we need green life for oxygen and green life needs carbon dioxide from us to survive, one can't survive without the other.

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