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The history of neurodivergence

The Neurodivergent Woman

CHAPTER

The Evolution of ADHD

The name Ritalin actually derives by the person who first synthesized the compound in 1944. And it was named after his wife who was Marguerite or Rita. A further theory about ADHD that came into being in the 1900s was the brain damage theory. So if you had traits of ADHD, you would have been labeled with minimal brain damage. It was considered to be developmental, like you're born with it, or you could develop it through brain injury.

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