Research.

Overdiagnosis is not a problem, but misdiagnosis may be as people are driven into the private sector by long waits, and sadly, missed diagnoses remain common —Tamsin Ford

Experts are warning that far from being over-diagnosed, people with ADHD are waiting too long for assessment, support and treatment.

    • 42Firehawk@lemmy.zip
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      3 days ago

      RSD is a very common symptom of adhd because the effect of adhd on the brain creates RSD by default. There are other ways to develop RSD but it’s a symptom of adhd.

      Its similar to how bleeding is a symptom of a cut, there are other ways to bleed but a cut will do it almost every time.

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          Well a cut is a very specific case of a wound. You could for example get a laceration without being cut. Or you get a nosebleeding from dry air or you could get an aneurysm and get internal bleeding