How the term ‘neurodivergent’ moved from activists to pop culture — and politics

How the term ‘neurodivergent’ moved from activists to pop culture — and politics

Nicki Minaj recently identified herself as “neurodivergent” in a series of now-deleted posts on the social media website X. “Neurodivergents watching our leader Elon be the richest & smartest while the others realize they’re cooked,” she wrote, referring to tech billionaire Elon Musk, who has said he’s autistic. Her words were in response to a post quoting Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir, one of the world’s biggest tech companies: “The future is neur…