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Times
04-05-2025
- Health
- Times
Majority in UK now ‘self-identify' as neurodivergent
A majority of Britons may now consider themselves neurodivergent, meaning they have a condition such as autism, dyslexia or dyspraxia, according to a leading psychologist. Francesca Happé, professor of cognitive neuroscience at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King's College London, said reduced stigma around these conditions had led more people both to seek medical diagnoses and to self-diagnose. She said: 'There's a lot more tolerance, which is good — particularly among my children's generation, who are late teens and early adults, where people are very happy to say 'I'm dyslexic', 'I'm ADHD [attention deficit hyperactivity disorder]'.' Happé said there was a risk, however, that behaviour that would have been thought of only as 'a bit of eccentricity' in the past has now
Times
03-05-2025
- Health
- Times
Majority of Britons now ‘self indentify' as neurodivergent
A majority of Britons may now consider themselves neurodivergent, meaning they have a condition such as autism, dyslexia or dyspraxia, according to a leading psychologist. Francesca Happé, professor of cognitive neuroscience at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King's College London, said reduced stigma around these conditions had led more people both to seek medical diagnoses and to self-diagnose. She said: 'There's a lot more tolerance, which is good — particularly among my children's generation, who are late teens and early adults, where people are very happy to say 'I'm dyslexic', 'I'm ADHD [attention deficit hyperactivity disorder]'.' Happé said there was a risk, however, that behaviour that would have been thought of only as 'a bit of eccentricity' in the past has now
