Neurodiversity!

 

You may have heard of neurodiversity, but you may have not have heard the International Declaration of Neurodiversity signed by various members affiliated with the Institute of Neurodiversity (ION). The International Declar-

ation of Neurodiversity consists of five

points called articles. These are listed below.

1. Neurodiverisity Literacy.

2. Recognition of Neurodiversity.

3. Supporting Neurominorities.

4. Neurominorities Participating in Policy

    Development.

5. Resource Allocation for Neurominorities

    that Need It.

I attended a virtual joint event by the UN and ION on Autism Awareness Day (April 2) 2026. 

The theme for 2026 was  Advancing Neurodiversity and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) are seventeen goals that the UN has to achieve a sustanable world. The ones that apply to autism are listed below.

1. SDG 3, which is about sensory friendly 

    and accessible healthcare.

2. SDG 4, which is about reforming ed-

    ucational environment and using new

    pedagogies

3. SDG 8, which is about  eliminating rigid

    employment systems, ad creating in-

    novative ways that that are neuro-

    diverse.

4. SDG 10, which is about overcoming sys-

    stemic discrimination, social stigma,

    denial of rights.

5. SDG 11, which is about planning public

    spaces and infrastructure for accomo-

    dating neurodiversity.

Let us support neurodiversity, ION and the UN's SDG