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Stop using the term 'neurodivergent', warn top experts: 'Catch all label' undermines those with real diagnoses

Daily Mail 1 min read 1 day ago

British researchers say the term is being attributed to people without any formal diagnosis, when it should be reserved for people with genuine disorders like ADHD and autism.
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