Brains Are Like Fingerprints

This past weekend, an article I ran into referenced obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in the category of neurodiversity. That surprised me. I’m a mental health clinician. As I’ve historically understood it, the diagnoses of autistic spectrum disorder (ASD), attention deficit hyper-activity disorder (ADHD), and certain sensory and learning disorders constitute the neurodiverse category. I thought that the words “neurodiverse” and “neurodiversity” meant the…Read more »

“Prevention” and “Good Housekeeping” Say Bye to BMI

An article published on June 1, 2022, stated, “Prevention and our sister publication Good Housekeeping have decided to no longer use Body Mass Index (BMI) in our discussions of health. If we determine that we must mention it in the context of our reporting on related subjects, we will point out its limitations.” I remember a loud “Yes!” escaped my…Read more »