Labels, what do they mean? Why I’m On My Soapbox About This I’ve found myself on my soapbox more than usual lately, because the word disorder continues to shape how people are understood, dismissed, or overlooked in ways that no longer make sense. After years of working with trauma, neurodiversity, and nervous‑system patterns and after being personally told I couldn’t be autistic or ADHD, because I was “too professional” and “too social” I’ve seen how language creates stigma