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The Misdiagnosis Loop: What Happens When You Don’t Fit the Diagnostic Template

The Misdiagnosis Loop: What Happens When You Don’t Fit the Diagnostic Template

We don’t always get misdiagnosed because we’re unclear. Sometimes, we get misdiagnosed because the system never expected to find us in the…

When Systems Live in Us: Embodiment, Internalisation, and the Invisible Weight of Misrecognition.

When Systems Live in Us: Embodiment, Internalisation, and the Invisible Weight of Misrecognition.

How external misrecognition becomes internalised, and how systems shape not just how we are seen, but how we see ourselves.

When the Framework Fails: Diagnostic Blind Spots and the Urgency of Inclusion.

When the Framework Fails: Diagnostic Blind Spots and the Urgency of Inclusion.

In this piece we turn to the diagnostic frameworks themselves, and the biases that shape who is diagnosed, how they are read, and what…

When Connection Misfires: Relational Ruptures in the Misdiagnosed and Missed.

When Connection Misfires: Relational Ruptures in the Misdiagnosed and Missed.

In previous entries, we’ve explored what happens when neurodivergence is filtered through narrow cultural narratives, flawed diagnostic…

You Don’t Own Neurodivergence – A Continuation and Clarification.

You Don’t Own Neurodivergence – A Continuation and Clarification.

Part 2 of a two-part series from the forthcoming book, "The New Normal" by Dr Miriam

You Don’t Own Neurodivergence – A Reckoning, Disruption, and Reframing.

You Don’t Own Neurodivergence – A Reckoning, Disruption, and Reframing.

This is Part 1 of a two-part series that explores who gets to be recognised, understood, and validated within the neurodivergent space,…

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