A rise in discussion and 'relatable' content for ADHD and autism has led creators and commenters to become skeptical of young self-diagnosers, questioning whether many are merely kids following a trend. But where do we draw the line between combating misinformation and attacking the misunderstood?

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Related viewing/reading:

Unpoetic Justice - “Madisyn Brown on Autism: What Does it Mean to "Overspeak"?” (for more about Brown’s video and other nuances) https://youtu.be/6gxvR9o5u6A

COLORMIND.-  “‘ADHD isn’t Real’: On Neurodiversity, Mental Illness & the Black Community” (for more about underdiagnosing in Black people; we got some of the articles we quoted from here) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJL2y1Ix8VI

How to ADHD, “What It’s Like to Be ADHD And Black” (includes info about other things we couldn’t cover, such as how masking intersects with the experience of Black people) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oh-3ULQJiEY

Dr. Devon Price’s post, which also talks about how doubting people’s disabilities doesn’t solve racism within the neurodivergent community: https://www.instagram.com/p/CnIF_ybPBGB/

Other sources for this video:

Joel Nigg, Ph.D., “Is ADHD a Spectrum Disorder?” https://www.additudemag.com/adhd-is-spectrum-disorder/

“Two Americas: Adults with autism reflect on daily challenges” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m9dHSd3X6c

Devon Frye, “The Children Left Behind”
https://www.additudemag.com/race-and-adhd-how-people-of-color-get-left-behind/

Havinka, E. “Meta-Analysis: ADHD Diagnoses More Prevalent in Black Patients” https://www.medpagetoday.com/psychiatry/adhd-add/88516

Tiktok by deconstructing.neuro: https://www.tiktok.com/@deconstructing.neuro/video/7191271423191813422
Series of tiktoks by britneyellen7:
https://www.tiktok.com/@britneyellen7/video/7192252720462581035
https://www.tiktok.com/@britneyellen7/video/7192257287883443502
https://www.tiktok.com/@britneyellen7/video/7192260057449467179
https://www.tiktok.com/@britneyellen7/video/7192626071643131179
Tiktok by adhdruids:
https://www.tiktok.com/@adhdruids/video/7188676780448927018

Definitions of “reactionary” from:
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/reactionary
https://www.marxists.org/glossary/terms/r/e.htm
James Alexander, “Reaction in Politics”, Journal of the Philosophy of History 14 (2020) 3-26. http://repository.bilkent.edu.tr/bitstream/handle/11693/55072/Reaction_in_Politics.pdf?sequence=1

00:00 - intro 
01:16 - the reactionary politics of mental disorder gatekeeping 
10:30 - the truth about self-diagnosis
18:03 - conclusion: why i self-diagnosed