Coverage dated September 18, 2026 to September 19, 2026

More people are identifying as neurodivergent. Here’s what that means

Headline from ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

The term neurodivergent is everywhere lately — in headlines, in conversations, in captions on your social feed. Maybe you use it to describe yourself. Maybe someone you love uses it, and you want to understand it better. Either way, it’s a word worth understanding, since it covers a lot of ground.

ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Reports & sources

11 articles, oldest first.

  1. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    More people are identifying as neurodivergent. Here’s what that means (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

    Published

    ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description

    The term neurodivergent is everywhere lately — in headlines, in conversations, in captions on your social feed. Maybe you use it to describe yourself. Maybe someone you love uses it, and you want to understand it better. Either way, it’s a word worth understanding, since it covers a lot of ground.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

More people are identifying as neurodivergent. Here’s what that means | Since Then