Question 1

What does neurodiversity mean?

Accepted Answer

Neurodiversity defers to the world’s diversity of human minds, their uniqueness, and infinite variability in neurocognitive functioning. It encompasses all humans – neurotypical and neurodivergent.

Question 2

What does neurodivergent mean?

Accepted Answer

Neurodivergent is a term used to describe an individual whose brain processes information differently from what is considered typical or normal.

Question 3

What is neurodivergence?

Accepted Answer

Neurodivergence refers to the natural variation in the human brain regarding sociability, learning, attention, mood and other mental functions. It's a non-medical term that describes people whose brain functions differ from those considered 'typical' or 'neurotypical'.

Neurodivergence encompasses a range of neurological differences, including but not limited to:
 • Autism Spectrum Condition/Disorder (ASC or ASD)
 • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
 • Dyslexia
 • Dyspraxia
 • Tourette's syndrome
 • Dyscalculia
 • Dysgraphia

It's important to note that neurodivergence is not a fault or deficiency but a different way of processing information and interacting with the world. Each neurodivergent individual has their own unique set of strengths and challenges.

The concept of neurodivergence is part of the neurodiversity paradigm, which views neurological differences as natural variations in the human genome rather than as disorders or conditions that need to be 'cured' or 'fixed'.

Question 4

What does neurodiverse mean?

Accepted Answer

Neurodiverse is a term used to describes a group of neurodivergent people.

Question 5

What does neurotypical mean?

Accepted Answer

Neurotypical refers to an individual whose ability to process information is considered typical or normal by societal standards.

Question 6

What does masking mean?

Accepted Answer

Masking refers to suppressing neurodivergence and performing what is considered by society to be the norm in terms of neurocognition to appear neurotypical. It's often a means to avoid stigma and can be detrimental to mental health.

Question 7

What is a late diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Late diagnosis refers to being diagnosed as an adult or late teen. This can occur due to medical negligence,  of milder symptoms during childhood or misdiagnosis of a condition.

Question 8

What is a learning disability?

Accepted Answer

A learning disability refers to a significantly reduced ability to: understand information, learn skills, and cope independently.Intelligence is affected.

It is often confused with the USA definition, which is nearly identical to the UK term SpLD.

Question 9

What is a Specific Learning Difficulty/Difference (SpLD)?

Accepted Answer

SpLD is an umbrella term for multiple neurotypes affecting how a person processes and learns information: dyscalculia, dysgraphia, dyslexia, dyspraxia/DCD.

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