Illinois Neurodiversity Initiative supports neurodiverse UI students

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Illinois Neurodiversity Initiative supports neurodiverse UI students

Although most developmental disorders associated with neurodiversity were studied in the first half of the twentieth century, according to the Neurodiversity at Caltech website, it wasn’t until the 1990s when the term “neurodiversity” was coined and diagnoses became more common. Because awareness surrounding neurodiverse people and their experiences has progressed slowly, many more spaces and resources for neurodiverse people have been implement…