In Psychology
9 Best Articles in 2021
Elemental
What the Future of Psychology Looks Like
Elemental
5 min read · 121 saves · 2020-03-24 · Jenara Nerenberg · Neurodiversity, sensitivity, and how the status quo snubs 20–30% of us
The Conversation
The case for neurodiversity: Why companies are hiring more autistic people
The Conversation
3 min read · 82 saves · 2020-09-28 · So you’re interested in our subbrand Growth Quarters? Then join our online event, TNW2020, where you’ll hear how the most successful founders kickstarted and grew their companies. Some of my favorite…
Harvard Business Review
Neurodiversity Is a Competitive Advantage
Harvard Business Review
~15 min read · 29 saves · From 2017 · Why you should embrace it in your workforce
youtube.com
Changing Education Paradigms
youtube.com
50 saves · From 2010 · This RSA Animate was adapted from a talk given at the RSA by Sir Ken Robinson, world-renowned education and creativity expert and recipient of the RSA's Benj...
Fast Company
This Scientist Is Studying How ADHD Can Help Entrepreneurs Succeed
Fast Company
4 min read · 10 saves · From 2017 · Embracing neurodiversity can be a key to business success.
The New Yorker
Madness
The New Yorker
12 saves · From 2017 · The guards at a Florida correctional facility beat and starved inmates—and even killed one—but the psychiatric staff was too afraid to speak up.
World Economic Forum
The next talent opportunity for the digital workplace? Neurodiversity
World Economic Forum
4 min read · 10 saves · 2019-08-13 · Organizations in the digital age have a talent challenge, and neurodiversity provides a new perspective and an untapped set of skills.
Co.Design
Microsoft's Radical Bet On A New Type Of Design Thinking
Co.Design
~15 min read · 73 saves · From 2016 · By studying underserved communities, the tech giant hopes to improve the user experience for everyone.
In Brain
Aeon+Psyche
Why the neurodiversity movement has become harmful
Aeon+Psyche
~13 min read · 56 saves · 2019-09-12 · The movement has good intentions, but it favours the high-functioning and overlooks those who struggle with severe autism
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TED Talks
The forgotten history of autism
TED Talks
11 saves · From 2015 · Decades ago, few pediatricians had heard of autism. In 1975, 1 in 5,000 kids was estimated to have it. Today, 1 in 68 is on the autism spectrum. What caused this steep rise? Steve Silberman points to “a perfect storm of autism awareness” — a pair of psychologists with an accepting view, an unexpected pop culture moment and a new clinical test. But to really understand, we have to go back further to an Austrian doctor by the name of Hans Asperger, who published a pioneering paper in 1944. Because
Forbes
Neurodiversity in Artificial Intelligence
Forbes
9 min read · 14 saves · 2019-12-27 · By the age of 25, many neurodiverse children age out of the system that provides them with the therapies that they need to adjust to our neurotypical world.
Scientific American
Clearing Up some Misconceptions about Neurodiversity
Scientific American
8 min read · 12 saves · 2019-06-06 · Just because you value neurological differences doesn't mean you're denying the reality of disabilities
The New Yorker
Runs in the Family
The New Yorker
20+ min read · 21 saves · From 2016 · New findings about schizophrenia rekindle old questions about genes and identity.
The Guardian
What is autism? How the term became too broad to have meaning any more
The Guardian
3 min read · 11 saves · 2019-08-26 · The fashion for celebrating ‘neurodiversity’ ignores those with debilitating severe autism, says autism self-advocate and author Tom Clements
The Guardian
Simon Baron-Cohen: ‘Neurodiversity is the next frontier. But we’re failing autistic people’
The Guardian
4 min read · 15 saves · 2019-10-02 · Saba Salman · Brains come in different types and they’re all normal, but greater understanding has not led to more money for autism, says expert
WIRED
The Geek Syndrome
WIRED
20+ min read · 15 saves · From 2016 · Autism - and its milder cousin Asperger's syndrome - is surging among the children of Silicon Valley. Are math-and-tech genes to blame?
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Rebecca Burgess’ Comic Redesigns the Autism Spectrum
themighty.com
4 min read · 13 saves · From 2016 · Comic redesigns what the autism spectrum means and looks like to her to help crush stereotypes around ASD.
New York Magazine
Trump Just Broadcast a Dangerous Falsehood on Autism Rates
New York Magazine
5 min read · 12 saves · From 2017 · No, there hasn’t been a staggering rise in autism rates in kids — in fact, researchers are torn about whether there’s been any rise at all.
