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More people are identifying as neurodivergent. Here’s what that means

The term neurodivergent is everywhere lately — in headlines, in conversations, in captions on your social feed. Either way, it's a word worth understanding, since it covers a lot of ground.

More people are identifying as neurodivergent. Here’s what that means

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The term neurodivergent is everywhere lately — in headlines, in conversations, in captions on your social feed.

Either way, it's a word worth understanding, since it covers a lot of ground.

Maybe someone you love uses it, and you want to understand it better.

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The term neurodivergent is everywhere lately — in headlines, in conversations, in captions on your social feed. Either way, it's a word worth understanding, since it covers a lot of ground. Maybe someone you love uses it, and you want to understand it better.

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