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Originally Posted by Open Eyes
I did not mean to fall into stereotyping and I apologize if I offended anyone. I think it's important to read about it however so you understand what that challenge means and some individuals take a long time to work through it and understand it themselves especially when they are just recently diagnosed.
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I understand and dont' think that you meant to offend. It is true that different diagnoses have certain commonality and traits that are shared which is why they can diagnose people at all, but the trap lies in the fact that when we start labeling even when it's appropriate it's very easy to fail to see the individual in a situation.. It's kind of a catch 22 in that diagnoses are good for people to have when needed but it also may cause us to overlook people as more than their challenges sometimes, even when we are trying not to do so.