NeuroRealism:

NeuroRealism is a term introduced by Australian sociologist Judy Singer, 25 years after she coined the term neurodiversity. Singer felt severely autistic children were not getting their needs met, so she wanted to interject a note of reality. She wrote, “You have to be realistic — meaning evidence-based—to survive in this world. If you can’t swim and you go in the ocean, you’re going to drown. That’s realism. NeuroRealism is a counter to Pollyanna/Pangloss neurodiversity. It demands that we aim to meet the actual needs of everyone, as they experience them, whether they consider themselves disabled or different.”