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diagnosis mill

diagnosis mill noun: a healthcare provider that offers indiscriminate or excessive diagnoses of neurological conditions such as autism and ADHD, often for profit or convenience.

Noun

diagnosis mill (plural diagnosis mills)

  1. (derogatory) A healthcare provider that offers indiscriminate or excessive diagnoses of neurological conditions such as autism and ADHD, often for profit or convenience.
    • And then there are all these posts online about how these places like Embrace Autism etc are "diagnosis mills" which makes me worry that somehow I've been misled.2024 May 4, Reddit
    • Is autism really as common as it seems to be now? Do we believe doctors are better at detecting it, or are diagnosis mills to blame?2026 February 26, “Dear AuDHD Auntie: Is Autism Really as Common as It Seems to be Now?”, in NeuroSpark Health, archived from the original on 26 Feb 2026

Forms of diagnosis mill

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Questions about diagnosis mill

What does diagnosis mill mean?
Diagnosis mill means a healthcare provider that offers indiscriminate or excessive diagnoses of neurological conditions such as autism and ADHD, often for profit or convenience.
What part of speech is diagnosis mill?
Diagnosis mill is a noun.
What is the plural of diagnosis mill?
The plural of diagnosis mill is diagnosis mills.

Words near diagnosis mill in the dictionary

  1. diagnosers
  2. diagnoses
  3. diagnosibility
  4. diagnosing
  5. diagnosis
  6. diagnosis mill
  7. diagnosis mills
  8. diagnosises
  9. diagnosogenic
  10. diagnostic
  11. Diagnostic Drawing Series

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