A response to the terms in Shah et al's 'Neurodevelopmental disorders and neurodiversity: definition of terms from Scotland's National Autism Implementation Team'. (April 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chown, Nick; Annable, Jennifer Layton; Beardon, Luke; Howard, Nik
• Is Part Of: British journal of psychiatry. Volume 222:Number 4(2023)
• Page Start: 157
• Page End: 159
• Publication Date: 2023-04
• Subjects: Autism worldview dilemma -- autistic spectrum disorders -- neurodiversity -- neurodiversity-affirmative environments -- societal norms; Psychiatry -- Periodicals; Psychology, Pathological -- Periodicals; 616.89005
• DOI: 10.1192/bjp.2022.153
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0007-1250

Abstract

Abstract : The Scottish National Autism Implementation Team's neurodiversity terms are a valiant, but flawed, attempt to reconcile different worldviews on neurodiversity. The aim of harmonising different perspectives is laudable; however, we disagree with the use of 'societal norms' in the authors' framework of terms and challenge some of their proposed definitions.