I’m grateful to all the disabled women who shared their experiences of medical gaslighting and unequal healthcare with me for the book: from Cherylee Houston MBE on “you just want to be disabled” toxicity to Ione Gamble on fatphobia. Spoiler: the problem isn’t overdiagnosis.

In Who Wants Normal? I explore studies that show disabled women (espc. black or poor) are routinely dismissed by doctors - debilitated by symptoms but sent away with a scold as “wanting to be ill.” Disabled voices should be centred in these discussions - they actually know about it.