Neurodiversity

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Hey guys

For my Philosophy of Medicine class I'm writing an essay on neurodiversity, supporting the claim that Autism Spectrum Disorder should not be considered a disorder but a natural variation. I have obviously done a lot of research and came up with a bunch of arguments myself but I was wondering if anyone on here would like to contribute or present me with a new perspective on the topic. Furthermore it'd be interesting to hear some other opinions. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

If you haven't already, I would suggest looking into the writings of Jim Sinclair, Melanie Yergeau, and William Stillman.

It is interesting to go back to the origins of the term neurodiversity and to take a look at the context of Judy Singer, who first used the word: http://www.abc.net.au/news/judy-singer/4933996­. Judy Singer has recently published a short book that contains an annotated version of her thesis. The book is available on Amazon https://www.amazon.com.au/NeuroDiversit ... B01HY0QTEE.

See also this thread about an upcoming discussion on this topic viewtopic.php?t=335788. I presented on the same topic on 3 December at an unconference at AUT Colab in Auckland NZ. The slides have been uploaded at https://ciic.s23m.com/ciic-3-december-2016-auckland/