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Cake day: June 19th, 2023

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  • It’s a worldwide trend, not just here. Parents self-diagnosing their child as “neurodivergent”, etc. I know most of this is due to having terms to describe it now (vs. “he’s a weirdo”), but often this diagnosis is used as a crutch or excuse. As if, oh well, nothing we can do here. ¯\(ツ)

    Yes, I know, diagnosing is also useful in addressing the issue and maybe treating it, but it’s just as easily abused. Yes, this is also ”old man yells at cloud”.