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neurotypes exist in an n-dimensional space with loose clusterings, making binary attributes at best vague and clumsy.

i hope we move away from pathologizing and toward making social and economic structures adaptive for people that are currently challenged by them, and likewise find better ways for people to adapt their lives to fit how their minds work

We as a society seem to enjoy doing that.

Half of the population are provably on a different circadian rhythm than the other half, but we force everyone to function only one way.

There’s a dozen more examples, related to psychiatry and medicine.

Not necessarily pathologize – just structure society in a way that doesn't quite work for them (me included.)

So if 30% of people develop high blood pressure should be pretend that doesn't exist anymore as well?

20% of people are infected with herpes. So yeah, definitely worth dealing with the common problems.