Having ADHD is not special, amirite?

Not unpopular, just wrong.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

I say I have ADHD to excuse being what seems like lazy, being fidgety, or my lowish attention span. Because everyone still blames me for those things. Having ADHD is not common. This is not unpopular, It's simply wrong :/

by marshall74 1 week ago

We shouldn't hide mental illness like the 50s it's growdy and eww

by Individual-Focus 1 week ago

You're right. It isn't "special" in any positive sense. Never met a person with ADHD who was excited to not be neurotypical. Maybe it isn't more people having it but people finally being diagnosed with it? As an elder millenial, most of the diagnoses I'm seeing is from peers who were ignored as kids. Only now are health professionals getting around to paying attention to these people.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Honestly, I've came to terms with mine and I'm fairly happy about it. I'm happy I'm not neurotypical in some senses. I wouldn't be who I am without it

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Yeah, I wasn't trying to suggest you can't end up happy in your life. I've just never met someone who said "Oh thank god, I would have HATED for my life to be easier"

by Anonymous 1 week ago

I mean, I would hate to be any other way I guess. I never really took the meds for it because I just hated how different things were if that makes sense. Idk, I graduate law school in a few days, and I've just learned that I can't hope for anything to be easier for me. It just is how it is. I get hyperfixations that normal people do not get, which can be advantageous. I'm not trying to generalize you, by the way. I know what you mean. I'm just saying what you're saying shouldn't be generalized as well.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

I'm an elder millennial too (1983). When I was at Primary school and high school it was basically "naughty boy syndrome". I'm a teacher now (learning support specialist), and while a diagnosis is much more common, resources and training to meet the needs of these kids it's massively lacking.

by Ok_Enthusiasm 1 week ago

A lot of people probably have it. Depending on your aspirations, the diagnosis closes a lot of doors. Most that have it likely just compensate with their other traits so they can pass off as not having it.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

I wouldn't say it's social media as a good percentage of the people I know take ADHD pills, and almost everyone when I was in school had any type of help because of it

by Anonymous 1 week ago

so, it's purely just your experiance and not based on any large scale data sources. Your opinion is purely based on anecdotal information. that's fine, you are entitled to your own opinion, but just understand it's based on extremely limited information and a lack of facts.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Problem with ADHD is it's a convenient explanation with absolutely no proof. If you go to the doctor there is no brain test or scan. There is no way to compare your cognition to someone else's how would you know if you are normal or not?

by Ncorkery 1 week ago