Editing Prejudice (section)

===Neurological discrimination===
{{Main article|Neurodiversity}}
{{See also|Ableism}}

==== High-functioning ====
Broadly speaking, attribution of low social status to those who do not conform to non-autistic expectations of personality and behaviour. This can manifest through assumption of 'disability' status to those who are high functioning enough to exist outside of diagnostic criteria, yet do not desire to (or are unable to) conform their behaviour to conventional patterns. This is a controversial and somewhat contemporary concept; with various disciplinary approaches promoting conflicting messages what normality constitutes, the degree of acceptable [[Differential psychology|individual difference]] within that category, and the precise criteria for what constitutes medical disorder. This has been most prominent in the case of high-functioning autism,<ref name="Silberman, Steve 2015">''[https://books.google.com/books?id=WRpPDQAAQBAJ NeuroTribes: The legacy of autism and how to think smarter about people who think differently]''. Allen & Unwin. Print.</ref> where direct cognitive benefits increasingly appear to come at the expense of social intelligence.<ref>{{cite journal
| last = Iuculano
| first = Teresa
| title = Brain Organization Underlying Superior Mathematical Abilities in Children with Autism
| journal = Biological Psychiatry
| year = 2014
| doi=10.1016/j.biopsych.2013.06.018
| volume=75
| issue = 3
| pages=223–230| pmc=3897253
| pmid=23954299
}}</ref>

Discrimination may also extend to other high functioning individuals carrying pathological phenotypes, such as those with [[ADHD|attention deficit hyperactivity disorder]] and [[Bipolar disorder|bipolar spectrum disorders]]. In these cases, there are indications that perceived (or actual) socially disadvantageous cognitive traits are directly correlated with advantageous cognitive traits in other domains, notably creativity and divergent thinking,<ref>{{cite journal
| last = Carson
| first = Shelley 
| title = Creativity and Psychopathology: A Shared Vulnerability Model
| journal = Canadian Journal of Psychiatry
| year = 2011
| pmid=21443821
| volume=56
| issue = 3 
| pages=144–53| doi = 10.1177/070674371105600304 
| doi-access = free
}}</ref> and yet these strengths might become systematically overlooked. The case for "neurological discrimination" as such lies in the expectation that one's professional capacity may be judged by the quality of ones social interaction, which can in such cases be an inaccurate and discriminatory metric for employment suitability.

Since there are moves by some experts to have these [[High-functioning autism|higher-functioning]] extremes reclassified as extensions of human personality,<ref>{{cite journal
| last = Wakabayashi
| first = Akio
| title = Are autistic traits an independent personality dimension? A study of the Autism-Spectrum Quotient (AQ) and the NEO-PI-R
| journal = Personality and Individual Differences
| year = 2006
| doi=10.1016/j.paid.2006.04.003
| volume=41
| issue = 5
| pages=873–883}}</ref> any legitimisation of discrimination against these groups would fit the very definition of prejudice, as medical validation for such discrimination becomes redundant. Recent advancements in [[behavioural genetics]] and [[neuroscience]] have made this a very relevant issue of discussion, with existing frameworks requiring significant overhaul to accommodate the strength of findings over the last decade.{{Citation needed|date=March 2022}}