It’s the space between the bars that holds the tiger, and it’s the silence between the notes that makes the music. - Zen ProverbIn this series, I have argued how important it is to embrace neurodiversity and to recognise that people think, feel, communicate and experience the world in vastly different ways. There are many different “brain wirings” and neurotypes, and developing empathy and understanding of these differences is the basis of good relationships in the family and wider community. In this series we have also emphasised how people who are neurodivergent (ND) or who have non-typical neurotypes often experience misunderstanding and judgment as well as higher levels of stress living in a world that does not meet their needs in the same way as others. Awareness and increasing diagnosisIn recent years, there has been a large increase in the formal diagnosis of autism, ADHD and other neurodivergent conditions. This…
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