When a group of autistic individuals coined the term neurodiversity in an attempt to redefine their identity, few would accurately predict the impact it would have on design, education, and society as a whole. With this term, autistic individuals asserted their right to move beyond negative colloquialisms. More than a decade later, neurodiversity has become synonymous with those having neurological conditions such as behavior and emotional disorders, learning disabilities, ADHD, Asperger’s, and Autism. This umbrella term informs others to see those who are neurodiverse as having a “differently wired brain,” as opposed to being someone unable to fit into the model of social norms.

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