I dont like this article, I have diagnoased autism & adhd & its symptoms are serverly dibilitating for me they are NOT simply just personality quirks when you truely suffer from it. I will never drive a car, work a fulle time job & btw ppl with true adhd statisticly live 10 years less then their peers. Thet also have 10'000 more negative comments said about them by the time they are 12 years old. If they dont get labeled adhd itll be worse itl'l be rude, lazy, ect,. My adhd is servere it makes sitting still on regualr chairs not only mentally painful but physically too. Btw adhd effects emotional regulation & social stuff too. Kids adhd & adults struggle to make & keep friends & are bullied & mistreated. Its not just a personality quirky these are servere medical conditions & they require supports, understanding, empathy & accomidations. Not stupid ppl like you trying to say our struggles arent real. We suffer burnout & depression from ppl giving us unrealistic behaviour expectstions & lack of supports. Kids with adhd face social exclusion, rejection & its very sad what we go through & then for idiots to tell us oh adhd isnt real or is just a personality quirk. That completely rejects the servere struggles we face from the actual symptoms.
My article did not say that ADHD is fake. I believe ADHD is real.
And yes, I agree ADHD is very difficult to deal with. I agree it’s something that is appropriate for some people to be diagnosed with it and to have it as a label.
My article only alluded to the fact that, in my experience, and based on the reading I have done related to this, some people are labeled as having ADHD when they should not be. Not everyone! Just sometimes people turn personality quirks into illnesses - and I agree with you that the two are very different! For the person who is sometimes late, but otherwise showing no signs of ADHD, they should not say “oh I have ADHD” because that’s not fair to people who actually deal with all the difficulties of ADHD.
I think I agree with your concern. ADHD should be taken seriously. And I fear too many people treat it too lightly, and categorize minor personality quirks with medical language. I want to push back on diagnosing too much.
I’m sorry if it seemed as if I was saying that ADHD isn’t a serious thing. I have people close to me with various mental and physical illnesses, and I thank God for doctors who diagnose, label, and treat.
Oh yes!! Bring on the silliness!!
I dont like this article, I have diagnoased autism & adhd & its symptoms are serverly dibilitating for me they are NOT simply just personality quirks when you truely suffer from it. I will never drive a car, work a fulle time job & btw ppl with true adhd statisticly live 10 years less then their peers. Thet also have 10'000 more negative comments said about them by the time they are 12 years old. If they dont get labeled adhd itll be worse itl'l be rude, lazy, ect,. My adhd is servere it makes sitting still on regualr chairs not only mentally painful but physically too. Btw adhd effects emotional regulation & social stuff too. Kids adhd & adults struggle to make & keep friends & are bullied & mistreated. Its not just a personality quirky these are servere medical conditions & they require supports, understanding, empathy & accomidations. Not stupid ppl like you trying to say our struggles arent real. We suffer burnout & depression from ppl giving us unrealistic behaviour expectstions & lack of supports. Kids with adhd face social exclusion, rejection & its very sad what we go through & then for idiots to tell us oh adhd isnt real or is just a personality quirk. That completely rejects the servere struggles we face from the actual symptoms.
Hi Eloise,
My article did not say that ADHD is fake. I believe ADHD is real.
And yes, I agree ADHD is very difficult to deal with. I agree it’s something that is appropriate for some people to be diagnosed with it and to have it as a label.
My article only alluded to the fact that, in my experience, and based on the reading I have done related to this, some people are labeled as having ADHD when they should not be. Not everyone! Just sometimes people turn personality quirks into illnesses - and I agree with you that the two are very different! For the person who is sometimes late, but otherwise showing no signs of ADHD, they should not say “oh I have ADHD” because that’s not fair to people who actually deal with all the difficulties of ADHD.
I think I agree with your concern. ADHD should be taken seriously. And I fear too many people treat it too lightly, and categorize minor personality quirks with medical language. I want to push back on diagnosing too much.
I’m sorry if it seemed as if I was saying that ADHD isn’t a serious thing. I have people close to me with various mental and physical illnesses, and I thank God for doctors who diagnose, label, and treat.
Take care and may God bless you.
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Andrew