Navigating Diagnoses: A Complex Landscape

This chapter explores the intricate landscape of mental health diagnoses, particularly autism, ADHD, and long COVID, emphasizing the need for nuanced understandings of genuine impairment versus social perceptions. It critiques the tendency to romanticize these conditions and the implications of over-diagnosis, advocating for clearer definitions that reflect true difficulties rather than superficial identities. Additionally, it examines the psychological aspects of long COVID and the impact of social narratives on perceived health, calling for a reevaluation of how we approach and understand various health conditions.