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Category Archives: Other Forms of Neurodiversity
Neurodiversity: A Concept Whose Time Has Come
Over the past sixty years, we’ve witnessed a phenomenal growth in the number of new psychiatric illnesses. The American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, first published in 1952, originally listed about 100 categories of illness. By the year … Continue reading
Posted in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), autism, dyslexia, mood disorders, Neurodiversity, Other Forms of Neurodiversity
Tagged ableism, ADHD, American Psychiatric Association, Aspeger's syndrome, autism, autistic spectrum disorders, biodiversity, bipolar disorder, cultural diversity, diversity, DSM I, dyslexia, learning disabilities, mental illness, Neurodiversity, psychiatry
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Kim Peek, The Original “Rain Man,” Dies at 58
Kim Peek, who was immortalized by Dustin Hoffman in the Oscar-winning movie "Rain Man" has died of a heart attack at age 58. Peek, who was originally considered autistic, is now believed to have had FG Syndrome (also known as … Continue reading
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Tagged autism, brain, corpus collosum, disabilities, Kim Peek, memory, Neurodiversity, neuroscience, Rain Man, savant syndrome
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