video1.0<iframe src="https://www.loom.com/embed/58ce80c064ac48d78bc1b9e0526d4d94" frameborder="0" width="1658" height="1243" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe>12431658Loomhttps://www.loom.com12431658https://cdn.loom.com/sessions/thumbnails/58ce80c064ac48d78bc1b9e0526d4d94-135e0dff7de00942.gif2961.163This Loom explains the history and evolving meaning of neurodiversity, focusing on how “neurodivergence” became medicalized while “neurodiversity” reframes brain variation as part of normal human biodiversity. The speaker distinguishes the terms and traces examples from the Wild Child of Aveyron studied in France by Dr. Jean-Marc Gaspar-Itard, to 1908–1940s clinical naming by figures like Eugen Bleulaert and Leo Kanner, and to eugenics-era discrimination such as the 1927 Virginia Supreme Court case involving Carrie Buck. They discuss shifts after World War II from psychological blame to genetic theories promoted by Bernard Rimland, and emphasize advocacy and disability justice over cure, including the role of global north versus global south narratives and intersectionality. The speaker concludes by urging viewers to critically examine whose voices shape research and education, questioning whether current practices achieve equity or justice.