Experts now believe that 15-20 percent of the world’s population is neurodiverse^⁠1 — an umbrella term for a cluster of disabilities including autism, dyscalculia, dyspraxia, autism spectrum disorder, dyslexia, ADD/ADHD, and Tourette Syndrome. These conditions, previously seen as distinct disabilities, are now understood to be related in various ways.^⁠2 Wired differently, the neurodiverse brain has difficulty with everyday tasks, like reading, writing, or communicating, but can also excel at other tasks, like hyperfocusing on certain topics and thinking creatively.

Remarkably, twenty percent of the world is neurodiverse, yet we rarely acknowledge those differences. One in five students in a classroom learn differently. One in five people is different from other job applicants on Indeed. One in five people is different from the neighbors in their community, at the local baseball game, church, or the supermarket. Yet schools, workplaces, and the community continue to function as if all brains are wired the same way.

Read more at The Great Leap, my autism newsletter. (With personal and business info at the end.)