Yes, you are neurodiverse, too

Dr. Joe Bathelt
4 min readJul 20, 2021

Neurodiversity refers to variation in our mental functions. Here is why you should care about it.

Photo by Greg Rosenke on Unsplash

What is neurodiversity?

Traditionally, psychology and psychiatry have employed a medical model that characterises deviations from the norm as “disorders”. According to this model, there is some deficit that makes people who meet the diagnostic criteria for mental disorders…

--

--

Dr. Joe Bathelt

I’m a lecturer in psychology specialised in cognitive neuroscience. Topics: brain and mind, productivity, and academic work flows. More info: www.joebathelt.com