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New view on mental health

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Finallylostit · 06/04/2025 17:40

Read this today. This Doctor is refreshingly honest and a thought provoking perspective on the explosion in the mental health industry

www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-14576559/REAL-cause-explosion-autism-depression-psychiatrist-DR-ALISTAIR-SANTHOUSE.html

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Curlycurio · 08/04/2025 18:37

Mightymoog · 08/04/2025 15:28

I genuinely don't know why some posters are getting so arsey with me.
( let's see if you get a slating too 😁)

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Differences in brain activity are visible in brain scans of autistic people. That has been part of the research into what autism is. No, they don't scan everyone's brain when they diagnose. The difference in brain activity varies a lot between different autistic people. But the diagnostic criteria are based on autistic people with neurological differences. The word neurodivergent is a clue.

Curlycurio · 08/04/2025 18:49

JorgyPorgy · 07/04/2025 21:49

I believe there is no such thing as “normal” , everyone is on a spectrum and everyone , young and old, has traits that can be attributed to certain neurodiversities , it doesn’t mean someone should be diagnosed and labelled. Of course there are the more extreme ends of the spectrum eg with low functioning autism where diagnosis is very helpful in understanding complex needs. But I personally think some parents are seeking / paying for private diagnosis to confirm their kids are “special / different” just because the kid is prone to tantrums, is a bit behind at school post pandemic etc. Ive seen this happen to a totally “normal” kid who now believes they’re different. Some parents just want to shrink their kids.

Bingo! 😅 Amazed you could fit so many stereotypes and misconceptions into one post.

Justhere65 · 08/04/2025 22:32

AnnieMaud · 08/04/2025 09:28

Spoken by someone who has clearly never tried to obtain a diagnosis.

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How do you know? You don’t know me at all.

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