Psychology Today's unscientific mission to rebrand sickness as 'superpower'

Psychology Today’s unscientific mission to rebrand sickness as ‘superpower’


Scientific American has long traded its credibility for ideology, declaring that biological differences between men and women are imaginary and insisting that sex is merely a social “construct.” But if you thought the heights of pseudoscience peaked there, you’re wrong.

Psychology Today seems determined to one-up this lunacy.

One can only wonder what’s next in this circus of rebranding disorder as divine transformation. Perhaps colon cancer will be spun as the ultimate ‘spiritual cleanse.’

Neurodiversity: The new snake oil

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Consider the outlet’s shameless peddling of “neurodiversity” — an ill-defined sound bite used to dismiss decades of research in favor of “affirmations” that feel good but hold no empirical weight.

At its core, neurodiversity refers to the idea that neurological differences, such as autism,

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