Neuroatypies: who are neuroatypics?

The main forms of neurodivergences Autism: This is a neurodevelopmental disorder that affects reciprocal social interaction, communication and behaviour that is restricted, repetitive and stereotyped. Asperger's syndrome: This is a disorder in the autism family or autism spectrum disorder (ASD). It is manifested by difficulty in communicating, establishing social relationships and coping with noise or a stimulating environment. ADD/ADHD: Attention deficit disorder with or without hyperactivity. This is a neurological disorder that makes it difficult for people to control their behaviour and/or maintain their attention. It is generally diagnosed in childhood and continues to manifest itself in adulthood. Dyspraxia : Dyspraxia is characterised by difficulty in performing coordinated movements, even though the individual has no organic lesions that might explain this difficulty. Dyslexia : Dyslexia is a disorder of the ability to read or difficulty in recognising and reproducing written language. It is mainly characterised by slowness in written language and confusion over sounds or letters. There are three types of dyslexia: phonological dyslexia (difficulty in matching graphemes and phonemes), surface dyslexia (difficulty in storing the image of a word) and mixed dyslexia (dysfunction of the assembly pathway and the addressing pathway). Dyscalculia: Dyscalculia is to mathematics what dyslexia is to reading: instead of having difficulty understanding and using the letters of the alphabet, a person with dyscalculia has difficulty understanding and using numbers. Dysorthography : Dysorthography is a specific long-term writing disorder. These disorders are manifested by slowness in writing, spelling, grammar and conjugation mistakes, copying errors and omission of letters. High Intellectual Potential: High Intellectual Potential has "high-speed" neuronal connections between certain areas of the brain, with a faster capacity for processing information. Neurodivergents: a different brain and behavioural pattern A number of factors commonly influence the way in which thinking is structured: age, culture, environment, etc. More exceptionally, the way in which people think may also be the result of a different cerebral structure, although this cannot be equated with 'illness'. Neuroatypics have a different brain pattern, which is generally accompanied by a different behavioural pattern. Differences in functioning (known as 'atypical', 'out of the ordinary', etc.) should not be seen as a shortcoming in relation to the norm, but as another way of functioning that is just as valuable and rewarding. To convince ourselves of this, we need look no further than the artistic, scientific and/or technical contributions of neurodivergent people. They are as rich in thought as they are in production. What's more, you only have to look at some of the recruitment campaigns run by the giants of Silicon Valley to realise that these atypical profiles can be sought after and valued, even if the business world as a whole is not always inclined to change its habits to integrate these high value-added profiles. Neurodiversity therefore also has its place in the world of work, as Frédéric Vezon, founder of ASPertise, points out People who think differently overall and see things from a new angle are very useful in identifying flaws and gaps in a systems architecture.