{
  "id": 8087710,
  "title": "Review finds inconsistent 'neurodivergence' language may complicate research and patient care",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/review-finds-inconsistent-neurodivergence-language-may-complicate",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-17T19:20:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-inconsistent-neurodivergence-language-complicate-patient.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Researchers are warning that inconsistent use of the terms \"neurodiversity\" and \"neurodivergence\" in mental health research could obscure important differences between diagnoses and make findings harder to interpret. They also say using the terms without further specification could encourage \"one-size-fits-all\" approaches in clinics, schools and workplaces that can overlook individual care and…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}