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Hot Topic: Neurodivergent Animals? The Problem Isn’t the Pets — It’s the Framing
In this Hot Topic episode of The Neurodivergent Experience, Jordan James and Simon Scott react to a recent article claiming dogs can be “autistic” — and unpack why this framing misunderstands both animals and neurodivergence.
They discuss how natural behaviours in animals get mislabelled as “autistic traits,” why deficit-based language harms autistic people, and how ableist assumptions shape research across species.
Together, they explore:
How research bias leads to fear-based language like “risk” and “behavioural problems”
Why neurodivergence is a natural evolutionary advantage, not a…
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