How to Use neurodiversity in a Sentence

neurodiversity

noun
  • And if a company doesn't have much to say about neurodiversity, that might be a red flag.
    Charisse Jones, USA TODAY, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Meanwhile, Harmon speaks to Seth Mnookin about autism & neurodiversity in the first of 3 interviews.
    Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 7 Jan. 2012
  • And the best part is, 10% of profits from each sale are donated to charities that support children with neurodiversity.
    Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day, 23 Sep. 2022
  • But a growing number of people embrace the neurodiversity movement, proposing that autism is simply another way to move through the world.
    Celia Ford, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
  • There’s a better way not only to accept but embrace neurodiversity at work.
    Bryan Stallings, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2023
  • The word neurodiversity only emerged in the late 1990s, thanks to Australian sociologist Judy Singer.
    Carina Woudenberg, Discover Magazine, 24 Apr. 2023
  • So, while there’s been a huge swell in folks being diagnosed with ADHD across all age groups, there are likely even more people whose neurodiversity is being missed by medical bias.
    Mikhal Weiner, Parents, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Could that lead to a useful discussion of accepting neurodiversity, or is the stigma against autism so great that doing so would torpedo my career?
    Karla L. Miller, Washington Post, 2 July 2020
  • Autism today is considered a form of neurodiversity, and many parents have come to discover that their children have their own affective needs and their own ways of relating.
    Washington Post, 30 Apr. 2021
  • How can the push toward neurodiversity in the corporate world help the autistic community?
    Matt Villano, CNN, 16 Apr. 2022
  • Through a cinematic immersion into her art and life, the film explores themes of gender, neurodiversity, climate change, and the nature of creativity from youth to old age.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 11 Nov. 2023
  • The term neurodiversity was coined in the late '90s and refers to variations in the human brain that are directly related to sociability, learning, attention, mood and more.
    Danielle Harling, House Beautiful, 28 Mar. 2021
  • Chloe Liese crafts a wry, and heartfelt romance that delves into everything from neurodiversity to chronic illness.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 24 Aug. 2020
  • Ienca said the charts should be used to advance science, but also open the door for a public discussion about the importance of neurodiversity within neuroscience research.
    Kasra Zarei, STAT, 18 June 2022
  • There’s not a family that’s untouched by issues of mental health, or neurodiversity.
    Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2022
  • The production, adapted by Aleta Barthell and directed by Samantha Ginn, features teens and young adults with neurodiversity.
    Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2021
  • Your brain is a rain forest – an interesting piece on neurodiversity A wearable PET scanner?
    Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 19 Mar. 2011
  • Understanding of neurodiversity has grown in recent years, and with it public awareness and support.
    Solitaire Townsend, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2023
  • The company recently completed neurodiversity training for all recruiters and plans to do the same with HR personnel and managers.
    Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2023
  • In the autistic community, focusing on building these supports, rather than on funding an endless quest to find a cure for autism, is called honoring neurodiversity.
    Steve Silberman, Scientific American, 12 July 2023
  • Among her recent efforts, she's partnered with Steps at Strawberry Field, an organization that helps people with neurodiversity who struggled to get jobs between 19 and 25 to taught them kitchen skills.
    Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com, 4 Mar. 2022
  • Peterman says his son and Simon share in common their neurodiversity.
    Dallas News, 8 June 2022
  • On today's 5 Things podcast, a discussion about neurodiversity in the workplace.
    USA TODAY, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Employee resource groups for neurodiversity, the group said, are also becoming more common and impactful, and CHROs should engage them as full partners.
    Matthew Heimer, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2023
  • At its simplest, neurodiversity is the idea that everybody’s brains work differently, and that these differences are normal.
    Olivia Sanchez, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
  • Could dementia also be considered a form of neurodiversity, as well as a pathology?
    Steve Silberman, Scientific American, 12 July 2023
  • The cultural diversity and neurodiversity potential in a next-generation Board is far too great to miss out on now, when the imperative to speak up, listen, and learn from others has never been more necessary.
    Rebecca Robins, Quartz at Work, 15 Oct. 2020
  • The neurodiversity movement says that the brains that diverge from the average within that range shouldn’t be dismissed as deficient automatically.
    Shayla Love, Discover Magazine, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Restorative Ground also shows how Street Seats, a program the city currently has in its placemaking arsenal, could be improved by designing spaces for neurodiversity.
    Diana Budds, Curbed, 11 Aug. 2021
  • Some of these strategies involve significantly restructuring the edifice of government departments and non-profit groups and the hundreds of millions of dollars spent each year on and autism and neurodiversity employment activities.
    Michael Bernick, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024

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