University of Stirling, UK.
Durham University, UK.
Autism. 2024 Jun;28(6):1591-1594. doi: 10.1177/13623613241237871. Epub 2024 Mar 12.
This letter discusses the origins of the concept and theory of neurodiversity. It is important to correctly attribute concept and theories to the people who developed them. For some time, the concept of neurodiversity has primarily been attributed to one person, Judy Singer. We consider the available evidence and show that the concept and theory in fact has multiple origins. We draw particular attention to recent archival findings that show the concept of 'neurological diversity' was being used years earlier than previously thought. 'Neurodiversity' means the same thing as 'neurological diversity' and does not change the theory in any way. We conclude that both the concept of neurological diversity or neurodiversity, and the body of theory surrounding it, should be understood as having been collectively developed by neurodivergent people.
这封信探讨了神经多样性这一概念和理论的起源。正确地将概念和理论归因于提出它们的人是很重要的。有一段时间，神经多样性的概念主要归因于一个人，朱迪·辛格。我们考虑了现有的证据，并表明这一概念和理论实际上有多个来源。我们特别注意到最近的档案发现，表明“神经多样性”的概念比以前认为的更早被使用。“神经多样性”与“神经多样性”的意思相同，不会以任何方式改变理论。我们的结论是，神经多样性或神经多样性的概念，以及围绕它的理论体系，都应该被理解为是由神经多样性的人共同发展起来的。
