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.
I’m seeing a lot of people here being supportive of individuals with disabilities and that’s awesome because ability is a temporary condition. We come into this world disabled and most of us leave it disabled. That being said, when you look at the number of Ivy League students in America who have these disabilities, it is very, very questionable for to say it is not being over diagnosed. Overall they’re probably trying to do a good thing, but there is a huge amount of abuse in this system and that actually leads to disabled people being overlooked and instead pharma companies just pursue a profit. Over diagnosis leads to under diagnosis as unintuitive as that sounds.
All ADHD means is that someone doesnt fit into the corporate america greed driven lifestyle. In my opinion, its not natural to live like that anyways, so I dont know that ADHD is real in the way we think of it now.
We shouldnt be trying to conform every person into the same tiny box, because we are all different.
I’ll tell my friend that her Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria is actually fake and she’s just applying the Corporate America Greed Driven Lifestyle to her close relationships, that’s going to be great news for her.
ADHD is a lot of things.
Are we calling RSD ADHD now?
I get it, everything is ADHD. Makes sense.
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.
Well now I want to know how else we can bleed without a cut.
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
I can agree with much of that. I’ve seen people do this whole song and dance with autism, similar to saying people don’t have ADHD because they’re not annoying enough. Then they find out that autism is likely part of a cluster of mutations that always occur with certain deeply-disabiling genetic disorders, but can also stand alone. Self-diagnosis by people left out in the cold should not be necessary. A good treatment system needs to evolve to fit patients’ needs not the inverse lol
Well then you definitely don’t understand it I guess.
Maybe, I dont think anyone does. I do know the people who think they know for sure the problem and the solution are wrong though. We can keep medicating ourselves though, I’m sure the research is sound and its all been figured out.
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.