"In the 1880s," writes Sara Wheeler, "the scientific community began to recognise and categorise neurodiversity."
We've come a long way since then, she says. But there's a long way to go.
And as neurological research presses on, she argues that we, as a society, must try to keep up with its findings.
Producer: Adele Armstrong
Published on Friday, 15th October 2021.
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