I think there are good reasons for people with mental health issues / neurodevelopmental disorders to develop positive group identities around their condition. I think that people with mental health issues / neurodevelopmental disorders can have strengths and insights that you don't see so commonly in the neurotypical population.
My immediate reaction to this thing is that if people I care about were interested, I'd try to dissuade them!
I've started to come in to contact with people with "critical perspectives" on autism. Having more than a passing familiarity with social constructionism and with the cognitive / developmental literature around autism and ADHD, I find it hard to understand how they conflate measurable differences that cluster and have a label with being made an outgroup from the rest of humanity. Let's say 25% of people experience mental health issues, having mental health issues is just part of the human experience. However, most people don't experience enduring, severe mental health issues, or the consequences these have. I'm not sure it's useful to avoid this point.
Personally, I see so many amazing things that my son can do, but I know the pain the things he struggles with brings him.
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