Counterpoint: OCD and autistic are pretty specific diagnoses, but have caught on as informal adjectives for supposedly-related personality types. At that point, it's an issue of morals, not vocabulary: a decent person shouldn't say she's "kinda OCD about my calendar." I also like specificity, but it's not perfect.
Counterpoint: OCD and autistic are pretty specific diagnoses, but have caught on as informal adjectives for supposedly-related personality types. At that point, it's an issue of morals, not vocabulary: a decent person shouldn't say she's "kinda OCD about my calendar." I also like specificity, but it's not perfect.