care leaver n.— «Wards of the state are officially referred to as Care Leavers but the people who have been brought up this way don’t like that title. They would argue that no care was given to them at all» —“Who cares...
lipotourism n.— «Immigrants in New York City often develop and maintain commercial ties to their homelands. But this particular link, a dangerous version of what has come to be known as “lipotourism,” is one of the more...
neurodiversity n. the whole of human mental or psychological neurological structures or behaviors, seen as not necessarily problematic, but as alternate, acceptable forms of human biology. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
neurodiversity n.— «Neurodiversity may be every bit as crucial for the human race as biodiversity is for life in general.» —“Neurodiversity” by Harvey Blume Atlantic (New York City) Sept. 30, 1998. (source:...
neurodiversity n.— «Any thoughts on the idea of neurodiversity pride: that is, that those who are wired differently from what is considered the norm, are not BAD, or DISABLED and don’t need “fixing,” but...
neurodiversity n.— «But in a new kind of disabilities movement, many of those who deviate from the shrinking subset of neurologically “normal” want tolerance, not just of their diagnoses, but of their behavioral quirks. They...