“Neurospicy” is what Tressie McMillan Cottom’s friend calls her. The Opinion columnist doesn’t dismiss the idea that she could be neurodivergent — she just isn’t looking for another label. It raises a
“Neurospicy” is what Tressie McMillan Cottom’s friend calls her. The Opinion columnist doesn’t dismiss the idea that she could be neurodivergent — she just isn’t looking for another label. It raises a bigger question: Do we always need a label to understand ourselves?
Source: NY Times Opinion
Why are so many people embracing diagnostic labels online? Mary H.K. Choi, who has written about her own A.D.H.D. and autism, argues that naming our struggles offers something powerful: the feeling th
We can’t learn critical lessons from the pandemic if we’re obsessed with blame.
We’ve reached peak self-diagnosis culture.
We’ve reached peak self-diagnosis culture.
