There is always a social acceptability component to psychiatric diagnoses. It was not that long ago that homosexuality was classified as a disease. Being less

There is always a social acceptability component to psychiatric diagnoses. It was not that long ago that homosexuality was classified as a disease. Being less accepting of neurodiverse people being different is directly linked to greater need to diagnosing them as society does not accept their differences. In some cases there is expert acknowledgement that some differences are not necessarily a bad thing. For example: > It can be helpful to think of ADHD not just as a deficit or disorder but as a ‘difference’. Some people view some aspects of their ADHD as strengths in certain situations or environments: https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mental-health/mental-illnesses-and-mental-health-problems/adhd-in-adults#faq-accoridon-collapsed00f5abd-47da-4b0b-a32a-343f0d9ddf13 https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mental-health/mental-illnesses-and...