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A Short May Report
A quick post on what is one of the first really warm spring days of the year here in Connecticut. A very welcome development.
My latest column for Skeptical Inquirer magazine, “Skip the Doctor, Just Diagnose Yourself,” is about the growing trend of self-diagnosis in autism and other psychiatric conditions. One of the features of the neurodiversity movement is the rising popularity of self-diagnosis, a new do-it-yourself movement that dismisses the need for professional opinion. As a very famous example, Elon Musk makes the claim that he has Asperger’s syndrome (now part of autism spectrum disorder), but his biographer reported that he was never formally diagnosed. I outline the extent of self-diagnosis, the role of social media in spreading it, and several potential drawbacks.
As mentioned in my last message, in April I gave a talk entitled “Identity, Advocacy,
Also mentioned last time, I will be speaking at the annual convention of the Association for
That’s it! More news as it develops. In the meantime, I hope the weather is as wonderful where you are as it is here. Happy spring!
SV
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