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What is the Neurodiversity Paradigm? Explaining Kuhn’s Theory of Paradigms Through Autism Advocacy Pt.1 The Medical Paradigm

Difficulty Level: 3rd Year Undergraduate, Masters, PhD Introduction Society has experienced a significant shift in attitude towards Autism from Autism as a medical disorder to Autism as a part of the Neurodiversity Paradigm. Such attitudes have seen the abandonment of adverts that argue that Autism ‘kidnaps’ children to celebrities embracing their identity such as FernContinue reading “What is the Neurodiversity Paradigm? Explaining Kuhn’s Theory of Paradigms Through Autism Advocacy Pt.1 The Medical Paradigm”