No evidence ADHD is being over-diagnosed, say experts

https://lemmus.org/post/20644289

If ADHD is common enough to be prelevant in 5% of population… Then to me it seems like its not something we should be drugging people for, but instead adjust the lives to it? I mean we don’t give “righ-handeness” drugs to left-handed people.

10% of women have endometriosis. Would you take away their pain meds? You can make their work life easier (more sick leave) but then it still affects their personal life.

ADHD is so much more than “can’t pay attention in class”. It affects your personal life too. Usually that’s a deciding factor for getting meds.

My friends and partner are super understanding about my ADHD, I’m unmedicated and there is really no big issue. If you have a culture of understanding and tolerance, it doesn’t feel like a disability. I wish for you to experience that one day, it really is quite amazing.

Yes. Let’s take your personal anecdote and make it policy. People can just fix the environment to be accepted, change the world for the better and stuff like that.

Your ADHD is not the same as another persons.