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What percentage of the world population is Neurodivergent?

What percentage of the world population is Neurodivergent?

Neurodiverse individuals represent at least 20\% of the adult population and that neurodiversity cuts across race, gender, and orientation as well.

What percentage of the US has autism?

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health contributed to a new U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that finds the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) among 11 surveillance sites as 1 in 54 among children aged 8 years in 2016 (or 1.85 percent).

Is ADHD a big deal?

In fact, many top experts consider ADHD among the potentially most impairing disorders in psychiatry—yes, more impairing than depression and anxiety. In part, this is because ADHD can affect so many aspects of life: money management, education, driving, employment, communication, sleep, hearing, and even sex.

How many people in the world are neurotypicalistic?

More than 90\% of the world’s population is neurotypicalistic. As a consequence, society is largely set up for people with neurotypicalism and primarily shuts out the non-neurotypicalistic population.

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What percentage of people with autism spectrum disorder are neurotypical?

Neurotypical referred to anyone who is not autistic or have an ‘autistic-like’ brain. Also, neurotypical means not displaying or characterized by autistic or other neurologically atypical patterns of thought or behavior. Therefore, since autism spectrum disorder is from 1 to 2\% of the population, then about 99 to 98\% are neurotypical.

What is a neoneurotypical person?

Neurotypical people are those individuals who do not have a diagnosis of autism or any other intellectual or developmental difference. A neurotypical person is an individual who thinks, perceives, and behaves in ways that are considered to be “normal” by the general population.

What is a neurotypical child?

“Neurotypical” is a term used by the autism community to describe what society refers to as “normal.” According to the Centers for Disease Control, one in 59 children, and one in 34 boys, are on the autism spectrum—in other words, neuroatypical. That’s 3 percent of the male population.