Neurodiversity, Autism, ASD, and Other Categories in Psychiatry and Mental Health

Description

What should we mean by “neurodiversity”? What is the relationship between the categories “neurodiversity,” “autism” and “ASD”? Why are these categories useful? What are their limitations? What do we know about the mechanisms, developmental trajectory, phenomenology, and social attitudes associated with “autism” or “neurodiversity” in different countries, communities, and times? What are the consequences of employing the category “neurodiversity,” “autism,” or “autism spectrum disorder” for self, social and scientific understanding, for stigma and inclusion, or for over- or under-medicalization and diagnosis? More generally, what should categories relevant for psychiatry and mental health look like? What should the roles of clinicians, psychiatrists, patients, family and friends, and the public be in working out valuable categories of mental illnesses and mental health?

Organized in association with the Nederlandse Vereniging voor Wetenschapsfilosofie (NVWF) and supported by the Department of Philosophy at Tilburg University.

Period	16 Dec 2024
Event type	Conference
Location	Tilburg, NetherlandsShow on map
Degree of Recognition	International