neurodiversity

diversity of human minds and brains, encompassing both neurotypicality and neurodivergence
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Summary

neurodiversity ranks in the top 0.52% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19,967 views/month, #405 of 77,819).[1]

Key Facts

  • Named after: neuro-[2], diversity[3], biodiversity[4]
  • Subclass of: intraspecific variation[5]
  • Commons category: Neurodiversity[6]
  • Has part(s): neurodivergence[7], neurotypicality[8]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Neurodiversity[9]
  • Described at URL: https://www.apa.org/about/apa/equity-diversity-inclusion/language-guidelines[10], https://www.apa.org/about/apa/equity-diversity-inclusion/accessibility-inclusion-maturity-model[11], https://www.apa.org/members/content/neurodiversity[12], https://blogs.cornell.edu/neurodiversity/what-is-neurodiversity/[13], https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1998/09/neurodiversity/305909/[14], https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9298391/[15], https://compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/soc4.13249[16], https://neuroqueer.com/neurodiversity-terms-and-definitions/[17], https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neurodiversity[18], https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/neurodiversity[19], https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/what-is-neurodiversity-202111232645[20], https://karger.com/hde/article/66/2/73/828432[21], https://med.stanford.edu/neurodiversity[22], https://elifesciences.org/articles/102467[23]
  • Described by source: Red Blue Translator[24], Neuroqueer heresies: notes on the neurodiversity paradigm, autistic empowerment, and postnormal possibilities[25], Neurodiversity and the Social Ecology of Mental Functions[26], The Myth of the Normal Brain: Embracing Neurodiversity[27], Neurodiversity: An insider's perspective[28], Deficit, difference, or both? Autism and neurodiversity[29]
  • Different from: neurodivergence[30], neurodiversity movement[31]

Why It Matters

neurodiversity has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] neurodiversity is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . merriam-webster.com. Retrieved . merriam-webster.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . merriam-webster.com. Retrieved . merriam-webster.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . merriam-webster.com. Retrieved . merriam-webster.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . neuroqueer.com. Retrieved . neuroqueer.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . apa.org. Retrieved . apa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . apa.org. Retrieved . apa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . neuroqueer.com. Retrieved . neuroqueer.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . merriam-webster.com. Retrieved . merriam-webster.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . dictionary.cambridge.org. Retrieved . dictionary.cambridge.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . health.harvard.edu. Retrieved . health.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . karger.com. Retrieved . karger.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . med.stanford.edu. Retrieved . med.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . elifesciences.org. Retrieved . elifesciences.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . allsides.com. allsides.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . neuroqueer.com. Retrieved . neuroqueer.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . journals.sagepub.com. Retrieved . journals.sagepub.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . journalofethics.ama-assn.org. Retrieved . journalofethics.ama-assn.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . researchers.mq.edu.au. Retrieved . researchers.mq.edu.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . researchportal.port.ac.uk. Retrieved . researchportal.port.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . apa.org. Retrieved . apa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . apa.org. Retrieved . apa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Rohini · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → neuro-, diversity, biodiversity
    Described at url → https://www.apa.org/about/apa/equity-diversity-inclusion/lan, https://www.apa.org/about/apa/equity-diversity-inclusion/acc, https://www.apa.org/members/content/neurodiversity +15
    Yso id → 40399
    Sciencedirect topic id → neuroscience/neurodiversity
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/59930|batch #59930]]: ND: Add YSO identifier"
  2. 5w ago · Rohini · 2026-09-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has parts → —
    Has part(s) → neurodivergence, neurotypicality
    Different from → neurodivergence, neurodiversity movement
    Image → Neurodiversity Crowd 2.png, Neurodiversity People of Color 1.png, Ilustrando a neurodiversidade.png
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Image: Ilustrando a neurodiversidade.png"
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