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Neuro-inclusivity in the Indian Subcontinent

While the Indian education system identifies individuals with learning disabilities like dyslexia, dyspraxia and autism. There is no mention of ADHD or ADD or the combination of autism and ADHD (AuADHD). Neurodivergent are those individuals who are different from the rest of the crowd. Your typical out of the box people, innovative thinkers or the deeply empathic. Heroes in their own right for navigating and surviving a world that isn’t designed for them. Commonly told to ‘stop being lazy’ when they are cognitively overloaded or dopamine low. ‘Pay more attention’ or ‘stop day dreaming’ are other common reprimands. The majority of Indian neurodivergent individuals either drop out of the higher education system or seek international options at a costly price, where they are allowed extra time for processing exams and assignments. In India, the lack of awareness, feeble infrastructure in terms of qualified or trained teachers can be chased back to a lack of resources absorbed in corrup...