Defining neurodiversity for research and practice

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Chapman, R. (2020). Defining neurodiversity for research and practice. In Neurodiversity Studies (pp. 218-220). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429322297-21

Publication date: 2 Jun 2020 Added to AutiHub: 5 Jul 2026 Type: Book chapter Article language: English
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The concept of neurodiversity was proposed in the late 1990s by Judy Singer. Since then the meaning of the term has been hotly contested, but it is often associated with the accommodation of ‘natural variation’ in the human genome. Here I explore the various meanings of the term, and its usefulness for research. I suggest that it may be helpful to move on from associations with ‘natural’ variations, and moreover that the concept may be best thought of as having an epistemic utility for research.

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  1. Blume, H (1998). Neurodiversity: on the neurological underpinnings of geekdom. Atlantic. Available at www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1998/09/neurodiversity/305909/
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