Submitted on Thursday 22nd December 2022
Rejected on Wednesday 28th December 2022
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Change word 'Disorder' to 'Behaviour' when describing mental health conditions.
If we are to truly celebrate all people and their contribution to life, work and society we must level up our language when referring to mental health conditions.
Drop the negative labelling of using the word disorder, which suggests people with mental difference are sub-optimal. That's wrong.
Some decisions made in the womb are eye colour, hand we write with, how fast we move. We don't call the outcome of these a disorder!
Many mental health conditions; the decision in the womb of how we think, are labelled a disorder (broken). Wrong. People with 'so-called' mental disorders (OCD, ADHD, Bi-Polar Disorder), have superpowers.
To celebrate and leverage neurodiversity, the narrative should be positive to encourage people to share their excellence, and others to embrace it.
Level up.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We can't accept your petition because the UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for the issue you raise. The Government and Parliament aren't responsible for deciding the words people choose to use.
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