TABLE 5.

Themes and subthemes within open-ended responses for general clinical labels, with text examples.

Theme	Subtheme	Quoted example from responses
Clinical conditions	Psychological conditions	“Any diagnosis from a psychiatrist in regards to normal brain health, e.g., autism, schizophrenia, mania, manic depression, MDD, etc.”
	Physical disabilities	“Possesses lacking physical capabilities that undermine normal bodily expression.”
Symptoms or features	Impaired adaptive skills	“I think of a condition upon an individual that presents a disadvantage to them in social, academic, and work related contexts in comparison to other individuals.”
	Cognitive difficulties	“Somebody who has an impairment that limits their ability to “normally” respond to stimulus around the world. This can mean somebody who doesn’t understand others, or somebody who doesn’t respond to situations “normally,” whatever that could mean in some situation.”
Clinical pathology	Causes	“Clinical diagnosis’ in my opinion are the result of stressful events in collaboration with genes, thus both have a hand to play in the onset of many disorders, but not all.”
	Treatment	“I think of a disorder that requires treatment of some sort in order for the individual to maintain homeostasis within the realms in their lives.”
	Prognosis	“Is able to live a normal life depending on how they learn how to adapt.”