Neil Simson Gordon (28 May 1918 – 9 November 2010) was a Scottish paediatric neurologist, who conducted research into eponymic diseases including chronic handicaps, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, disorders of languages and learning disabilities.

[2] He received his PhD from the University of Edinburgh in 1943 for his research on vitamin E.[4] At the start of World War II, and after applying and failing to achieve a position at Great Ormond Street Hospital, Gordon joined the RAF Medical Service in 1941.

[5] He worked in a mobile field hospital in various locations including North Africa, Italy and France.

[5] In 1955, Gordon moved to Saint Mary's Hospital, Manchester, as a Senior registrar in neurology, under the notable neurologist Denis Briton.

[5] Gordon was a founding member of the British Paediatric Neurology Association in 1975[5] From 1958, Gordon attended meetings of the UK Paediatric Neurology group in St Edmund Hall, Oxford and the group slowly formed the idea of establishing the first association of that type in the UK.

[2][5] Gordon in conducting research and writing publications examined in detail, those who had suffered from learning disabilities and low self-esteem could later lead to clumsiness and failure at school.