Post #1453115

https://theconversation.com/what-neurodivergent-people-really-think-about-the-words-used-to-describe-them-271784; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26134030/; https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/27546330251390590 (open access). "Across #diagnoses, people spoke powerfully about how certain words made them feel. Words such as 'disorder' were widely disliked. Many felt they implied something broken or defective, rather than acknowledging that difficulties often arise because #society is not designed with #neurodivergent people in mind. Several participants said these terms reinforced #stereotypes & shaped how others treated them."