I often wake up worried about Normally Weird & Weirdly Normal but with this sort of thing and the Panorama doc of a while back I am also feeling that I am getting ready for quite a fight - ThreadSky

robinince.bsky.social • 74 days ago

I often wake up worried about Normally Weird & Weirdly Normal but with this sort of thing and the Panorama doc of a while back I am also feeling that I am getting ready for quite a fight

Reposted from Robin Ince

very worried about Suzanne O Sullivan’s book about over diagnosis - in particular on ADHD - a Radio 4 book of the week loved by The Guardian - having spent a great deal of time talking to neurodivergent people -knowing the battles they’ve had & have - I fear this will be ammo for cynicism

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pollik.bsky.social•74 days ago

I live with ADHD and ASD around me. I don't see it as overdiagnosed... quite the reverse. It is often undiagnosed and untreated.

Same goes for endometriosis, POTS and others.

chloe1990.bsky.social•74 days ago

I live with both and I feel the same. I also see a lot of misdiagnosed. I was misdiagnosed as a child and got right diagnosed last year with autism. I don’t blame my parents I blame the “experts” that assessed me as a kid. Thankfully people are doing more research on ASD and ADHD these days.

joe-ch1p.bsky.social•74 days ago

And this plays right into a lot of people’s preconceptions. I know a few diagnosed ADHD and autistic kids and it is not made up. They clearly think and behave differently.

And while that is anecdotal, and I know that’s not evidence. The evidence from scans etc is also pretty clear.

theduchessss.bsky.social•74 days ago

The ridiculous "over-diaganosis" claim is just like all the other red herrings they distract us with: immigrants taking your jobs, people gaming the benefit system. It's all an easy way for politicians to lay the blame elsewhere and pretend they are focused on savings for the taxpayer.

barrowmember.bsky.social•74 days ago

Good luck. Anyone who'd been through the system *knows* how hard it is to get a diagnosis, and how long the waiting lists are. So glad you're fighting for us & really excited about your book. Have a motivational Fiona Apple song https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WBUxinJhntk

je3mike.bsky.social•74 days ago

Engaging with the fight is your choice, remember. You know what you know, and you've said what you've said, on the matter.

robinince.bsky.social•74 days ago

This is true - and still learning

youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com•74 days ago

you have my axe!

krohde.bsky.social•74 days ago

There are many of us in the fight with you though so that'll help 👍

kerenlavelle.bsky.social•74 days ago

If it cheers you up at all, in Australia we have a product called Heaps Normal (a non-alcoholic beer). (It's sort of taking the piss.)

kateraindrops.bsky.social•74 days ago

And it's a good beer.

ellenjones.bsky.social•74 days ago

Welcome to my world

tigerears.bsky.social•74 days ago

we have your back

sarahfreethy.bsky.social•74 days ago

This combined with the belief that all SEND kids are being given special treatment & have feckless parents who can’t be bothered to send them to school. It’s not only dangerous but cruel - no support, few accommodations and now with added scepticism that everyone is either a snowflake or a fraud.

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