The Difference Between Clinical and Just Being Hard
Where the words “neurodivergent” and “high functioning” came from, why they were never clinical, and what gets lost when we use them to describe...
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The Difference Between Clinical and Just Being Hard
Where the words “neurodivergent” and “high functioning” came from, why they were never clinical, and what gets lost when we use them to describe ordinary human difficulty. Written for real people in the MOT area.
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