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:::Well, they might turn out to be better sources for other things, but of course they aren't going to repeat every fact from the letter, so that doesn't help us here. [[User:PARAKANYAA|PARAKANYAA]] ([[User talk:PARAKANYAA|talk]]) 20:36, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
::::It could well help us here, given the WP text that is sourced to the letter. The letter is used as a citation for three things: two instances of Singer being "known for coining the term neurodiversity" (for which better sources exist, as the letter itself notes), plus "this term first appeared in publication in a 1998 article by Harvey Blume, a year before Singer included it in a book chapter discussing the development of the concept of "neurological diversity" online. In this chapter, Singer did not claim to have created the term, and only used it in passing." That seems a bit cherry-picked to me, as the letter also states that (1) "Singer wrote an Honours thesis on the subject in 1998," so Singer's and Blume's use of "neurodiversity" were contemporaneous, (2) there's evidence of Singer claiming years ago that she spoke to Blume about it prior to his use, though that's unsubstantiated, and (3) the letter provides evidence of online use of "neurological diversity" that precedes both Singer's thesis and Blume's article, but this isn't mentioned. This peer-reviewed [https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/13623613241273029 article], which cites the letter, says "the neurodiversity concept was not developed by any single person," and might be used instead for text along the lines of "whether Singer coined the term is disputed." [[User:FactOrOpinion|FactOrOpinion]] ([[User talk:FactOrOpinion|talk]]) 21:55, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
*They are at least as good as the blog of a person who writes them. So if a letter to a journal is written by a subject matter expert it can be included, but would normally be attributed to the expert.[[User:Boynamedsue|Boynamedsue]] ([[User talk:Boynamedsue|talk]]) 19:56, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
*:Yes, but if it was a standard blog from an expert, it could not be used for BLP purposes, such as what is at hand here. -- [[User:NatGertler|Nat Gertler]] ([[User talk:NatGertler|talk]]) 20:34, 9 December 2024 (UTC)