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.
It might have a lot of unknowns still, but it’s been figured out a hell of a lot more than “you don’t actually have a differently functioning brain, you just don’t subscribe to American Greed ™️.”
Well I don’t think people are coming to this thread looking for medical advice, so I would hope no one takes anything anyone here says and applies it to their lives without criticism.
I’d be likely to change my mind if someone could show me evidence that ADHD happens in all human populations to some degree. I have doubt’s that there are cases of ADHD among uncontacted peoples, for instance.
“I want evidence from people that are definitionally unable to be studied.” Fuck off with that and engage the idea with intellectual honesty. Also putting the entire onus on other people to change your mind.
Why are you talking to me if you dont want to change my mind?
I’m just supposed to spontaneously come up with your idea and go with it? ADHD is mostly a bullshit excuse, whether people know it or not. If you can prove its not somehow then be my guest, otherwise kindly fuck off.
There it is, the “your mental illness isn’t real” ableist privilege. I knew there was something under the sealioning.
I dont really care if you like me, do you have anything to add to the discussion? Prove to me that most cases of ADHD aren’t just a set of poor behaviors that could be unlearned and replaced with better ones. Prove to me that those who actually have severe ADHD aren’t suffering from something else entirely.
The term ADHD has lost most real meaning and should be replaced but that would upset a hugely profitable industry that depends on it so it stays.