posted January 03, 2011 12:11 AM            

The whole point behind Developmental Neurodiversity Association (DNA) is that a
different mind is not a deficient mind. It's not about promoting a
disability,handicap,or something that is wrong and broken with the person.

It is for people who have genetic neurodivergence. That's why made the name
the way it is with DNA as its acronym, suggesting "genetic"

It is not made for people have acquired neurodiverent symptoms through things
like brain damage,toxins, nutritional deficiencies,and other things.

The problem is that they lump genetic neurodivergence and acquired
neurodivergence together and believe that they have the same causes and are
looked and treated the same.
That goes with both conventional and alternative medical views of these
neurodivergent conditions.
Both conventional and alternative health practitioners don't consider that
neurodivergence is connected to strengths and not just weaknesses.

DNA was made for people who fit with what is called twice/dual exceptional
(gifted and disabled). I fit with twice/dual exceptional. I know what it's like to viewed as
intellectually handicapped at points in my life and as gifted in other points of
my life because of the paradox nature of being twice/dual exceptional with my
Dyslexia,Dyspraxia,ADHD. Many people with neurodivergent conditions fit with
the twice/dual exceptional. They get lumped with others that have acquired
neurodivergence.

Dr. Temple Grandin has genetic autism, and she believes that autism can be
caused by environmental insults interacting with genetics. She believes that's a
totally different form of autism than what she and many of her fellow autistics
have. It's not fair that genetic autistics are viewed the same way as acquired
autistics.

I acknowledge the genetic neurodivergence for the sake of the neurodiversity
community, but I also acknowledge acquired neurodivergence for the sake of the
biomed community.

Neurodiversity community doesn't want genetic neurodivergence to be viewed as
something wrong and needs to be fixed,and the biomed community doesn't want
acquired neurodivergence to be viewed as something that's not wrong and doesn't
need to be fixed.

I am looking forward to what's in store for DNA this year.

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