Judy Singer
Born (1951-04-12) 12 April 1951
Alma materUniversity of Technology Sydney
SchoolDisability studies
Notable ideas
Neurodiversity

Judy Singer (born 12 April 1951) is an Australian sociologist, known for coining the term neurodiversity.[1]

Biography

As the daughter of a Jewish mother who survived World War II, Judy Singer grew up in Australia. For many years, she worked as a computer consultant and later became a single mother. She noticed traits in her daughter that resembled the social difficulties of her mother. Later, Singer's daughter was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome.[2][3] Singer has also described herself as "likely somewhere on the autistic spectrum."[4]

Before the diagnosis, Judy began studying sociology at the University of Technology Sydney and delved into British and American disability studies.[5][6] While following the virtual activism of autistic and other neurologically different people in the mid-1990s, particularly on the Independent Living Mailing List (ILMV) forum, she met journalist Harvey Blume.[7] Singer coined the term neurodiversity to represent both the idea of neurological diversity and to think about the existence of a social movement of neurological minorities that would also include the autism rights movement.[8][9][10]

In Australia, Singer also created ASpar, a group to support families of autistic people. In 2016, she published the book Neurodiversity: The Birth of an Idea.[11][12]

In June 2023, Judy made a series of transphobic comments on Twitter for which she garnered backlash.[13]

Publications

  • Neurodiversity: The birth of an Idea (2016)

References

  1. ↑ "Autistic employees can give companies an edge in innovative thinking". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  2. ↑ Tiago Abreu (8 March 2021). "Introvertendo 161 - Judy Singer". Introvertendo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  3. ↑ Andrew Solomon. "The Autism Rights Movement". New York Magazine. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  4. ↑ "Meet Judy Singer Neurodiversity Pioneer". My Spectrum Suite. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  5. ↑ Tumlin, Zachary (2019). ""This Is a Quiet Library, Except When It's Not:" On the Lack of Neurodiversity Awareness in Librarianship". Music Reference Services Quarterly. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  6. ↑ Nancy Doyle. "Can We Celebrate Neurodiversity Yet?". Forbes. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  7. ↑ Abreu, Tiago (2022). O que é neurodiversidade? (1st ed.). Goiânia: Cânone Editorial. p. 80. ISBN 9786588321096.
  8. ↑ "Judy Singer e a neurodiversidade". Autismo e Realidade (in Portuguese). 25 June 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  9. ↑ "Why there is no such thing as a 'normal' brain". BBC News. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  10. ↑ "Igual, mas diferente". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  11. ↑ Hughes, Jonathan A. (2020). "Does the heterogeneity of autism undermine the neurodiversity paradigm?". Bioethics. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  12. ↑ Nancy Doyle. "Hidden Figures In Neurodiversity: Judy Singer?". Forbes. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  13. ↑ Rao, Karishma (19 June 2023). "Who is Judy Singer? Autistic Pride Day controversy explained as transphobic tweets go viral". www.sportskeeda.com.


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