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Sarah Ward

Ex-SNP MP Mhairi Black says neurodiversity is treated as a ‘fad’

Mhairi Black holds a Scotland love heart cut-out in 2017 (Jane Barlow/PA) - (PA Archive)

Ex-SNP MP Mhairi Black has said that neurodiversity is treated as a “fad”, comparing it to being in the closet due to stigmatisation.

In a column for The National, Ms Black, who was diagnosed with ADHD in 2018, said she kept it a secret due to “backstabbing” in Westminster.

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