When Your Diagnosis Becomes a Voting Bloc (opens in new tab)

Fifty years ago, a young American might have introduced himself by saying he was a Catholic, a union member, a machinist, a Baptist, a Marine, a mother, or a father. Today he is increasingly likely to introduce himself by his nervous system. "I'm ADHD." "I'm autistic." "I have anxiety." "I'm neurodivergent." The shift is so ordinary we barely notice it anymore. Yet it may be one of the most important cultural changes of the last half-century. A new study published in Political Behavior sugges...