By Ariane Resnick — 2021
From increased awareness to more diagnoses, neurodiversity has our attention
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Social media creators are helping women and people of color identify possible symptoms of A.D.H.D., a disorder most often diagnosed in white boys.
Battling stigma is nothing new in the ADHD community. In Black and other marginalized communities, it abounds—outside and, even worse, inside Black families. But reducing stigma in BIPOC communities is not all on us.
“My work never adequately represented my effort or my intelligence. No one saw how often I stayed up late to finish projects or how many used sticky notes were pasted all over my room and planner to remind myself of tasks.”
Culturally sensitive interactions may provide clinicians relevant context for patient and caregiver discussions when an ADHD diagnosis is in order.
Who owns your identity, and how can old ways of thinking be replaced?
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Close to 11% of American adults with Hispanic ancestors don’t even identify as Hispanic or Latino.
To the list of identities Black people in America have assumed or been asked to, we can now add, thanks to this presidential election season, “Obama’s people” and “the African Americans.”