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minus-squareNaibofTabr@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-23 months agoHuh. Is modern Japanese culture autistic then?
minus-squareAProfessional@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoThe medical field is largely based on Western culture. Especially mental health diagnoses are pretty arbitrary.
minus-squareNaibofTabr@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoThis is pretty much what I was wondering. How many of these classifications (such as autism) cross cultural/linguistic boundaries?
minus-squareAProfessional@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoI don’t have any specific examples off hand but HealthyGamer on YT is a psychiatrist with both a western medical degree and traditional training in India. He often compares the two, where they align, etc.
Huh. Is modern Japanese culture autistic then?
Yes
The medical field is largely based on Western culture. Especially mental health diagnoses are pretty arbitrary.
This is pretty much what I was wondering. How many of these classifications (such as autism) cross cultural/linguistic boundaries?
I don’t have any specific examples off hand but HealthyGamer on YT is a psychiatrist with both a western medical degree and traditional training in India. He often compares the two, where they align, etc.