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Neurodivergent rejecting neurodiversity worldivew

May 22, 2026May 22, 2026 Reading Time: 2 minutes

Accepting that you are “neurodivergent” does not mean accepting the ideology of “neurodiversity.” One is a descriptive label. The other is a worldview.

Used precisely, neurodivergent describes divergence from the most statistically typical neurological profile. It is a categorization — it says nothing about power, justice, or how human beings ought to relate to one another.

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Matthew Edmund

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Jesus Is Risen is my public confession—essays on Christian faith, culture, and the events of our time, written plainly and without pretense.

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