Evidence record

Botha M et al. The neurodiversity concept was developed collectively: An overdue correction on the origins of neurodiversity theory. Autism. 2024;28(6):1591-1594.

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Source record

Source kind: peer reviewed
Evidence model: Accepted legacy v0.1 embedded source
Accessed: 2026-08-12
Oracle last reviewed: 2026-08-12

Open source

Claims this source bears on

Neurodiversity theory developed through collective autistic and neurodivergent community activity as well as named writers; Judy Singer was an important early contributor, but a single-originator account is not supported by the historical record.

Claim reference: neurodiversity#neurodiversity-claim-origins · Confidence: high · Evidence role: Legacy source route — no v0.2 contribution role inferred

Evidence limitations

None recorded.

Claim uncertainty

How should credit be distributed among autistic online communities, activists, Judy Singer, Harvey Blume and other early participants?

Funding and conflicts

None recorded.

Evidence projection provenance

Batch B original-five evidence review authorised by the owner on 2026-08-12 and promoted from preserved candidate blob 68a97d9f1c21c5e4e4d0c0b92eee9447a88668ad; candidate history remains preserved.

Public projection ID: legacy-neurodiversity-neurodiversity-source-botha-2024