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AI Summary
- Dr Suzanne O'Sullivan challenges over-medicalization, noting that autism diagnoses increased 787% between 1998-2018 and one in five people now diagnosed with mental health disorders
- Argues that giving diagnoses is never neutral—it fundamentally changes how people view themselves, their bodies, and their futures, potentially creating nocebo effects
- Questions whether some health struggles are diseases needing cure versus normal human experiences being inappropriately medicalized in modern healthcare