Author: BVNA Advisory Service (BMAS)
Neurodiversity describes the natural differences in people’s brains and the way they process information. Individuals think, learn and act differently, as well as having different strengths and weaknesses. The concept of neurodiversity is most often associated with conditions such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism, dyslexia, dyspraxia, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), dyscalculia and Tourette’s syndrome. However, for many of those diagnosed as being neurodivergent, it is not something they view as ‘having’; rather it is how they are, and for this reason many prefer identity-first language, for example, being described as autistic, not as someone who has autism –although not everyone shares this preference.
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