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As discussed in two prior threads (referenced below), there has been substantial support (50 out of 57 votes) for some sort of pro-Neurodiversity Wiki.

AspieWiki - Is it time?

Should a Wiki be open to the public?

In the second thread, there was some disagreement on when the hypothetical wiki should be open for public viewing. There are concerns that opening a site for public viewing in its early stages might have negative ramifications to future support.

My question in this thread is twofold.

1. How much content would be required before "Wiki 1.0" could be available to the public?

2. What type of content is available to be included on the hypothetical Wiki?

Areas of content could include lists of papers on various subjects, factual coverage of various studies and events, and factual coverage of arguments and/or proposals made on pro-Neurodiversity media sources.

Other = All of the above.

Agree with animalcrackers--this should be "check all that apply" not "vote for one"--
I want all three categories AND the ice cream.

I think that the wiki can be published with a few categories and a few articles in each category.

Does anyone have recommendations for material to be uploaded to the (hypothetical) Wiki?

I may have to move this to another thread, I think my message might not have been effective.

I have a few ideas for some of the categories:

* Theories of the origin of Aspies and Autists (sub-categories: Genetics, conditions in uterus, conditions in environment etc.)

* Characteristics of Aspies and Autists (sub-categories: Stimming, social interactions, sensory issues etc.)

* Descriptions of conditions that are also considered neurodiverse (sub-categories: Schizophrenia, ADHD, bipolar etc.)

* Descriptions of conditions that show comorbidity with Autism and Asperger's Syndrome (sub-categories: Savant syndrome, epilepsy, disorders of the stomach/digestion etc.)

* Politics of neurodiversity (sub-categories: Neurodiversity-friendly opinions of "what constitutes a disease?", "how can neurodiverse individuals be helped to achieve their full potential?", "what about *the anti-Autism pill*?" etc.) - this one, which easily turns into a political debate, should be as sober, objective and a-political as possible, simply describing the opinions of the neurodiversity movement without arguing for or against

* History of the neurodiversity movement

* Glossary of terms NTs might not know

Are there examples of what could be added to the Wiki?

Examples of what could be added to AspieWiki could be, first and foremost, neurodiversity-friendly articles about most/every of the articles listed in this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outline_of_autism

Some of the articles would need to be categorized differently, structured differently or parted into several smaller articles in AspieWiki.

Who will create the content?

I could write some science articles, but it might take some time, because I am slow at writing.

Here are my thoughts to date about the categories that would be included:

Papers (scientific papers and "plain English" explanations)

Concepts (Concepts that pertain to Neurodiversity)

Theories (Referenced theories that relate to Neurodiversity, "Intense World" for example)

Events & Groups

Individuals

History