This brilliant video by Mica, @PonderfulYT, is as clear an explanation as you’ll find of the neurodiversity movement, neurodivergence and neurotypicality, and their relation to disability: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iicSLx19pc

And it’s not just good because Boba tries to steal the show! 😻

#NeurodiversityMovement #neurodiversity #neurodiverse
#neurodivergence #neurodivergent
#neurotypicality #neurotypical
#disability #disabled

#ADHD #anxiety #aphantasia #autism #bipolar #BPD #BrainDisease #BrainInjury #cPTSD #depression #dyscalculia #dyslexia #dyspraxia #hyperphantasia #LearningDisability #OCD #PTSD #SDAM #Tourettes

Matt Lowry, LPP, of Child & Adolescent Psychological Evaluations, LLC, in St. Matthews, Kentucky, created diagnostic criteria for #neurotypical folks, if neurotypical folks were diagnosed with a #developmental #disorder instead of #neurodivergent folks.

It's pretty genius, and it showcases precisely why pathologizing any #neurotype can do more harm than good by stigmatizing anything that deviates from what most people consider "normal."

You can read more about Matt Lowry at his website: https://www.mattlowrylpp.com

Enjoy the following 6 images, which show the proposed, hypothetical diagnostic criteria for #neurotypicality!

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#stigma #mentalHealth #psychology #autism #neurodivergence #actuallyAutistic #mattLowry

Must be about time to start asking people about when it was that they were 'diagnosed' with #neurotypicality Maybe even get it into the next edition of DSM. Could start researching some drugs with lots of side effects* to treat it or at least stop them being so irritatingly dull

*except verbal diarrhoea

Some of the wonderful neurotypes that, when all mixed together with a sprinkle of harmony, allow us to build a nicer world for everyone.

#ADHD #Bipolar #Anxiety #Depression #Stuttering #OCD #Autism #Tourettes #PanicDisorders #Neurotypicality #Dyslexia and
#PersonalityDisorders
#ActuallyAutistic #ActuallyADHD

Does #neurotypicality exist in reality, i.e. are some people really #neurotypical while others are really #neurodivergent?

Or is it all dependent on context, so that one person may be neurotypical in one setting and neurodivergent in another setting?

To what degree may there be structural parallels between #neurotypicality and #whiteness or #cisness?

I'm not well oriented in thinking about #neurodiversity but hope that someone could recommend any good text that touches on the abovementioned questions.