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02 December 2022
Correction 12 December 2022

How science can do better for neurodivergent people

Researchers share their experiences and suggest changes to the structure of science.

Rachael Pells⁰

Rachael Pells
1. Rachael Pells is a science writer in London.
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Across research, neurodivergent people face persistent barriers to success. Neurodivergence — a term describing people whose brain develops or works differently from most people’s, for medical or non-medical reasons — can bring day-to-day challenges that are often invisible to managers and colleagues, and a culture of ableism persists in many workplaces. Neurodivergent workers are often made to feel excluded and undervalued.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-022-04248-5

These interviews have been edited for length and clarity.

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Correction 12 December 2022: An earlier version of this article gave an incorrect affiliation for Jennifer Leigh and misidentified the specific research area of Ouissam El Bakouri. Furthermore, it incorrectly cited reference 3 for the recent paper referred to by Leigh. It should have cited

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