USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and University of Southern California provide funding as members of The Conversation US. “That’s my dad. That’s MY DAD!” a visibly emotional Gus Walz ...

Our minds work in different ways. Despite all the research into our brains, a lot has yet to be discovered. But in recent years, many people have championed a way to describe some of what we do know.

The idea of neurodiversity intentionally moves away from a “correct” method of thinking, so how might this present itself at Columbia, where students are selected based on “intellectual” capabilities?

People often ask me if neurodivergence is a disability. The answer is not a "yes" or "no"; the issue is quite complex. Individuals and community groups fight about whether neurodivergence is ...

If you are neurodivergent, then you likely have experienced stigma. Perhaps you've heard your friends or coworkers use neurodiversity as a metaphor to describe undesirable behavior. For example, "My ...

The social model of disability frames disability as something that is created by society, rather than only by medical conditions or physical differences. The model acknowledges that people have ...

What do you think of when you think of disability? Someone in a wheelchair? Someone who is blind and has a cane? Whatever they look like, their impairment means life can be harder for them. The fact ...