Silberman steve7/4/2023 Why wouldn’t human brains have that kind of diversity that actually contributes to the resilience of communities, especially if it’s also happening amongst animals and plants? Why would we be different? And if you think about it, the notion that there is a normal brain and that’s the way it should work-in what other fields of biology do we think that? It’s like looking for the normal plant in the rainforest. I think neurodiversity is a huge paradigm shift that is long overdue. Neurodiversity is simply recognizing the diversity that is already there-and then creating practical structures like employment, health care, and education to give everyone the maximum chance of success. We can assume from research that the number of adults is similar, which, by the way, dispenses with the idea of an epidemic or tsunami. For autism alone, the CDC says one in 68 school children are on the autism spectrum. Steve Silberman: I’ve never put together those numbers but it’s not inconsiderable. Jenara Nerenberg: Do we have overall numbers or a percentage on how many people in the world are “neurodivergent,” with diagnoses in, for example, autism or ADHD?
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