neurodiversity
noun[U]
uk/ˌnjʊə.rəʊ.daɪˈvɜː.sə.ti/us/ˌnʊr.oʊ.dɪˈvɝː.sə.t̬i/theideathatpeoplehaving arangeof differenttypesofbrain,includingthose with and withoutautism, should beregardedaspartofnormalhumanlife:
神经多样性Neurodiversitychallengestheviewthatcertainneurologicalconditionsareinherentlypathological.神经多样性挑战了某些神经疾病天生就是病态的观点。
Those in the neurodiversitymovementsaytalkof acureisinsultingbecause itsuggestsautisticpeopleneed to be "fixed".那些参与神经多样性运动的人表示，谈论治愈是一种侮辱，因为这相当于说自闭症患者需要被“治好”。
- Neurodiversity is theconceptthatneurologicaldifferencesare to berecognizedandrespectedlike any otherhumanvariation.
- Hesubscribesto theideathatautismis aformof neurodiversity andbelievesthat many of thedifficultiesautisticpeoplefaceareduetosocietyratherthan theconditionitself.
- Neurodiversityadvocatesarguethat it mightprovemorehelpfultoacknowledgeabroaderspectrumofhumanvariation,ratherthanapproachingthesevariationsas "mentalillnesses".
The brain & nervous system
- allism
- allistic
- amygdala
- anterograde
- arachnoid
- brainwave
- cerebellum
- cerebral hemisphere
- cerebrum
- hemispherical
- hippocampus
- hypothalamus
- innervate
- innervation
- interhemispheric
- non-neural
- on the spectrumidiom
- parasympathetic
- peripheral nervous system
- phosphene
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