We never know the number of undiagnosed, many may be just capable of pretending but suffering.

  • Chickenstalker@lemmy.world
    48·
    1 year ago

    I feel that people with mental disabilities/conditions have latched onto the medical “neurodivergent” term as a political “us against them” label. This can backfire spectacularly.

    • NightAuthor@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      Disability, mental disorder, retard, etc etc etc

      The words used to objectively discuss people who are different seem to always drift towards derogatory uses.

      So we shed those labels, come up with new ones… and the cycle continues.

      If someone cared to find a citation, I’m sure something exists on google scholar.

    • imaqtpie@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      I’m not so sure. I feel like the term is so broad and vague that it makes it difficult to attack them as a group. Which is presumably the point.