First, an evolutionary stress model would suggest that there is not a single "normal" response to stress, but rather that there is a wide range of responses that may be adaptive for different individuals or groups. This perspective is consistent with the idea of neurodiversity, which recognizes that there is a wide range of variations in brain function and development that are normal and valuable.

Within the evo-stress perspective, PD's are part of Neurodiversity where "normal" is not a measurement of healthy. "Normal" represented the "average" and there is an average personality (a moderate builder-negotiator in Fisher inventory estrogen-serotonin neurotype).

https://twitter.com/SamFellowesHPS/status/1503332422376738832

A dimensional view: PDs are healthy traits that slide into distress & become diagnostic. DX could be positive internally & negative externally
but valid ways of dealing w excessive inflammation and ox-stress(from both internal/external stress sources). pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32186978/

Why should philosophers be interested in a Stress Model of Neurodiversity?

1. Philosophy is the nature of knowledge.
2. Science is the rules used to discover the truth.
3. Philosophy should not be constrained by science, but both inform and informed by scientific evidence. 4. Science is often a collection of facts and epistemology philosophy is the narrative and application of those individual pieces to create and inform history and practice, to tell the story.

What is an Evolutionary Stress Model?