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

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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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