commentr/StutterDecember 2, 2021

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I don't think there would ever be a concensus on this with stuttering, even though a lot of people might feel it applies to them. Accepting stuttering as neurodiversity basically means, "fully embrace your stuttering," and a lot of people aren't ready to do that. I think it's worth reading about how/why the Neurodiversity Movement started... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autism_rights_movement And this one is even more worth a read, why many people in the ADHD community feel that bringing ADHD under the neurodiversity "umbrella" is very harmful... https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/wiki/resources/neurodiversity/

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Identity & Disability

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Medicalization / NeurodiversityIdentity & Self-Perception