Autistic art representing the natural diversity of human minds.<unk> , or ND, refers to variations in the human brain and cognition, for instance in sociability, learning, attention, mood and other mental functions. It was coined in 1998 by sociologist Judy Singer, who helped popularize the concept along with journalist Harvey Blume, and situates human cognitive variation in the context of biodiversity and the politics of minority groups. This view arose out of the autism rights movement, as a challenge to prevailing views that certain things currently classified as neurodevelopmental disorders are inherently pathological. It builds on the social model of disability, in which disability arises out of societal barriers interacting with individual differences, rather people being disabled simply as a result of having impairments.. The subsequent<unk>  paradigm has been controversial among disability advocates, with opponents arguing it risks downplaying the suffering associated with some disabilities, and calls for the acceptance of things some would wish to see treated.
Neurodiversity
Gerodiversity
Genetic heterogeneity
Hysteresivity
Cue reactivity
Human biology
Waxy flexibility
Variegation 