In this week's post, Prof Franaaz Khan argues that African human rights law should recognise neurodivergence as an equality issue, not merely a disability issue. Drawing on the African Charter, the Mali decision, and South Africa's Western Cape Forum case, the piece contends that the legal tools to protect neurodivergent people already exist. What is needed is a willingness to interpret equality more inclusively and ensure that those whose exclusion has long gone unseen receive meaningful legal protection.