In fact 1 - 2 % of people are diagnosed with Autism. That’s between 80 to 160 million world wide.  6 - 7 % are diagnosed with ADHD. That’s another half a billion. And 20 % of population is considered to be highly sensitive. Another 2 billion. Not considering all the other people facing anxiety, depression or other conditions.

Using medical literature, we label a majority of them as “mentally ill”, just like having heart disease or diabetes and treat them with modern medication and pharmaceutical drugs.

We must admit the disastrous fact that today we reached a point in our society where we might have created widespread illness by ourselves. 

Neurotypical equality, functionality and meritocracy are the norm that we trust. Diagnostic manuals such as the ICD (International Classification of Diseases) and the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) are our holy bible. Official institutions like the American Psychiatric Association are our church.

From this angle, we have long since found ourselves in a global pandemic of mental illness that is continuously spreading. The Neurodivergence pandemic.

But how could we reach the point where suddenly so many of us face diagnosable mental disorders?

Is everyone of us today mentally ill?

► Links and Resources:

Elon Musk: https://theconversation.com/elon-musk-how-being-autistic-may-make-him-think-differently-194228 

Emma Watson: https://www.facebook.com/adhdfoundation/photos/a.1496504137265052/1608152719433526/?type=3&theatre

Mental illness definition: https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/what-is-mental-illness

History of mental disorders: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental_disorder#History

Neurodiversity: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurodiversity

Autism Rights Movement: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autism_rights_movement

Transgenerational trauma: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgenerational_trauma

War children: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_children

DSM: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diagnostic_and_Statistical_Manual_of_Mental_Disorders

ICD: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICD-11

ADHD: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_attention_deficit_hyperactivity_disorder

Diagnostic criteria autism: https://pages.uoregon.edu/eherman/teaching/texts/DSM-I%20-%20DSM-IV%20diagnostic%20criteria.pdf

Making money statement: https://karger.com/pps/article-abstract/75/3/154/282469/Financial-Ties-between-DSM-IV-Panel-Members-and?redirectedFrom=fulltext

Fashion diagnoses: https://www.autismusspektrum.info/post/wunschdiagnose-bzw-modediagnose-autismus-bei-erwachsenen

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