Facts about Neurodiversity in Society

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   Dyslexia, a common neurodivergent condition, affects an estimated 10 to 15 percent of the global population, making it one of the most prevalent learning differences worldwide.

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   Judy Singer, an Australian sociologist, is credited with coining the term 'neurodiversity' in her 1998 honors thesis.

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   Autism, ADHD, dyslexia, and dyspraxia are among the most commonly recognized neurodivergent conditions addressed within neurodiversity frameworks in education and workplace policy.

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   Employers who adopt neurodiversity hiring programs, such as those at SAP and Microsoft, report that neurodivergent employees often demonstrate exceptional attention to detail and pattern recognition.

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   The neurodiversity movement, which frames conditions like autism and ADHD as natural human variation rather than deficits, gained prominence largely through advocacy by autistic self-advocates in the 1990s.

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