Neurodivergency
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Synonym of neurodivergence. uncountable
"Neurodivergent pride: There is evidently a general argument above that neurodivergent art needs to be considered on its own merit and not attributed to medicalised autistic traits. This is because there is an inherently negative association towards disability or neurodivergency. Negative association towards disability and neurodivergency is prevalent in society with medicalised traits that are constructed in terms of lack and deviance (Attias, 2020) and the ways in which they fail to be normative. However, the neurodiversity paradigm is built on the idea of disability pride which suggests that neurological differences are naturally occurring and not inherently negative. Taking that into consideration, it may be argued that attributing artistic talent to neurodivergent traits doesn't have to be inherently negative but instead adds to the advantages of being neurodivergent, and speaks to the context of the artist."
Example
More examples"Neurodivergent pride: There is evidently a general argument above that neurodivergent art needs to be considered on its own merit and not attributed to medicalised autistic traits. This is because there is an inherently negative association towards disability or neurodivergency. Negative association towards disability and neurodivergency is prevalent in society with medicalised traits that are constructed in terms of lack and deviance (Attias, 2020) and the ways in which they fail to be normative. However, the neurodiversity paradigm is built on the idea of disability pride which suggests that neurological differences are naturally occurring and not inherently negative. Taking that into consideration, it may be argued that attributing artistic talent to neurodivergent traits doesn't have to be inherently negative but instead adds to the advantages of being neurodivergent, and speaks to the context of the artist."
Etymology
By surface analysis, neuro- + diverge + -ency. [21st c.]
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