Neurodiversity and Trauma: Understanding the Overlap

People Who Are Neurodivergent Can Experience Trauma Neurodiversity means that people’s brains and nervous systems do not all work in the same way. This includespeople who are autistic, have ADHD, dyslexia, dyspraxia, Tourette’s, or other neurodevelopmental differences.Neurodiversity itself is not a trauma response. It is part of natural human variation. However, neurodivergentpeople can experience trauma, […]