
People are just different. Some of us, however, are different specifically from the majority in a way that makes it difficult to function in the ways society expects of us, making social life, personal hygiene, work, overall maintenance of mental health, etc FAR more difficult, difficult enough that some of us need support from others to accomplish things that are basic for most. So no, there’s nothing inherently wrong with conditions that fall under the umbrella of neurodivergence, but in the-
I think the fact there is more awareness of things like neurological disorders/ Neurodivergence/ Neuro spicy lol… it’s a good thing for EI training for young kids! But, it’s also not super easy to get a diagnosis.. you have all these different tests and they’re trying to check all the boxes and you might meet like 9/10 but if you don’t get all the “requirements” they’re like nah you’re probably just quirky. So, people just diagnosed themselves as ND.
I totally agree that there are people who are neurodivergent and that it can be disabling. However, from my experience it has reached a point in today’s society that we are grouping mild changes in brain processing as neurodivergent. Non-medical professionals are telling others they are neurodivergent.