• Crashumbc@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    When did Nero divergent become a thing? Last couple months it’s everywhere. Never even heard of it before then…

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      5 months ago

      It has existed for a while but has been getting more mainstream ik recent years.

      Its a good term because it comes from the community itself rather then being a medical label by a doctor so its inclusive to people with or without diagnosis.

      It also covers many more neurological differences that are not, yet frequently overlap with, autism. adhd, dyslexia,… You dont need to self identify as sick or disabled it often just feels better for me.

    • yokonzo@lemmy.worldOP
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      5 months ago

      I mean I’ve been hearing it since like 2018, it’s just an easier way to say you have some disorder or another without really getting specific.

      Also humans just love classifying themselves so that probably has a bit to do with it