I recently learned that March is Disability Awareness and Developmental Disability Awareness Month, so I thought this would be a good time to discuss labels. Increasingly, I have heard people say “why do we need to label things?” in reference to developmental disorders such as ADHD and Autism, and while I agree that over-labeling (eg: […]
Getting an ADHD Diagnosis is a Catch-22
The process of being diagnosed with ADHD as an adult reminded me of a book I read once. This is what it was like and why we should work toward making the process easier on people trying to receive a diagnosis.