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Home Glossary C Cognitive Imperialism

Cognitive Imperialism

The imposition of neurotypical ways of thinking, knowing, perceiving, and reacting to the world onto neurodivergent people, leading to the marginalization and invalidation of neurodivergent knowledge systems.

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