“The dominant medicalised narrative suggested that being autistic made me somehow tragic, broken, and in need of fixing (…) indicating that there was something inherently wrong with me” NeurodiversityMedical Model Book:Empire of Normality: Neurodiversity and Capitalism Source: Empire of Normality: Neurodiversity and Capitalism
“Out of this came the idea of Neurodiversity, first documented by a sociology student called Judy Singer. The basic point was that we should reject the very idea of a ‘normal’ brain and the ‘neurotypical’ as an ideal. Instead, it implied viewing mental functioning more in the way we view biodiversity.” NeurodiversityNeurotypicalAlbeism Book:Empire of Normality: Neurodiversity and Capitalism Source: Empire of Normality: Neurodiversity and Capitalism