[dt2m]

Not a disease? That's down to semantics and personal opinion. What isn't opinion is the fact that the symptoms of ADHD have been objectively identified on a global scale, in people from very different cultures and social classes.

I agree that it isn't beneficial to label a very livable condition with the same word that we use for much harsher illnesses, and it doesn't help that it's not a visible condition. But as somebody with ADHD, it really hurts me to keep seeing this argument repeated ad nausea.

Maybe the issue isn't that it is being overdiagnosed, but rather the fact that the only treatment we consider worthwhile is prescribing amphetamines to children.

[corobo]

> But as somebody with ADHD, it really hurts me to keep seeing this argument repeated ad nausea.

I've not seen or made this argument before, where does it usually go and/or what is the end result?

I too have ADHD, I'm sorry if my curiosity and thoughts have caused you harm. I'm new to it and want to know what's what.

Do you have any wikis or articles or twitter threads that can get me up to speed on the basics without traumatising people?