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Podcast: The Unspeakeasy With Meghan Daum
Episode: Neurodivergence For Everyone! Jenara Nerenberg On New Frames of Mind About The Human Brain
Description: Terms like neurodiversity and neuroatyptical are everywhere these days. And though they can refer to any everything from social functioning to learning differences, the terms are most often applied to people on the autism spectrum. Because of that—and because autism has historically been associated with boys and men—there hasn't been a lot of thinking about neurodivergence in females. Jenara Nerenberg is trying to change that. Growing up in the 1990s, she was considered a "sensitive" child but was high functioning enough to thrive academically and eventually  establish a successful career in journalism, not least of all because of her a...