What the Future of Psychology Looks Like

Neurodiversity, sensitivity, and how the status quo snubs 20–30% of us

Jenara Nerenberg
Elemental
Published in
5 min readMar 24, 2020

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Multicolored blue, green, yellow, purple, and orange human brains floating mid air on a gradient brown background.
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“W“We’d love your help promoting our conference,” the woman said over the phone. “We have some of the biggest names in psychology.” I flip open my laptop to see who she has lined up.

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Jenara Nerenberg
Elemental

Author, Divergent Mind (HarperCollins). Journalist at UC Berkeley & Garrison. Founder, The Neurodiversity Project. divergentlit.com