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For instance, neurodivergent students in higher education also report a need for non-academic supports, such as social mentorships and resources for strength-based interventions in order to further assist neurodivergent students in the social aspects of college life. [10]
Robert Chapman is an English philosopher, teacher and writer, best known for their work on neurodiversity studies and the philosophy of disability.They are the first assistant professor of critical neurodiversity studies, and as of 2024, work at the Institute for Medical Humanities at Durham University.
Neuroqueer theory is a framework that intersects the fields of neurodiversity and queer theory. [1] It examines the ways society constructs and defines normalcy, particularly concerning gender, sexual orientation, and dis/ability, and challenges those constructions. [2]
The 2e education approach has 35 years of research and best practices tailored to the needs of 2e students. It is a marriage between special education and gifted education—a strengths-based, differentiated approach that provides special educational supports. Many argue that talent development is the most critical aspect of their education.
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LGBT Health Education Center (August 2020). Neurodiversity & Gender-Diverse Youth (PDF) (Report). Fenway Institute. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 23, 2021; Molnar, Luis (March 10, 2017). "The Intersectionality of Autism and Homosexuality". The Advocate. Archived from the original on April 8, 2021
Walker initially began writing about neurodiversity and developing her conceptualization of the neurodiversity paradigm in 2003, in online autistic activist forums. Her first piece on the neurodiversity paradigm to appear in print was the essay “Throw Away the Master’s Tools: Liberating Ourselves from the Pathology Paradigm”, published in 2012.
The neurodiversity paradigm is a view of autism as a different way of being rather than as a disease or disorder that must be cured. [ 40 ] [ 42 ] Autistic people are considered to have neurocognitive differences [ 34 ] which give them distinct strengths and weaknesses, and are capable of succeeding when appropriately accommodated and supported.