Dr. Micaela
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Podcast Appearances
Anybody who's telling you they have magic solutions or anyone who is saying that everyone has a thing, those are red flags, right?
Probably not very valuable resources.
Anybody who's selling like a supplement that treats autism, ADHD, and social anxiety all at once, if you just pay 99.99 for this bottle of cool supplements, probably not reputable.
That being said,
A lot of times we look to, okay, I have a huge bias.
I don't super care about diagnosis because to me, it can very, like a different person could diagnose a different, a different professional can diagnose a different person with like five different things with each person who's diagnosing.
So we're not super reliable.
There are reliable measures, blah, whatever.
Okay.
But like, to me, I care less about the name of the diagnosis and more about what's bothering you.
What's going on?
And what are the changes that you want to see happen in your life?
Diagnoses can absolutely help you understand yourself better.
So if you even think you might have ADHD or autism or social anxiety or any of the other conditions,
Do a deep dive, learn about the conditions, right?
Spend time experiencing what other people go through when they have diagnoses like that.
And at the end of the day, you're still stuck with you and your brain and your body.
So what is it that you're trying to change?
What is it you're trying to understand?
What is it that you want?