[TomK32]

It'd be nice if DHH put some more effort and focus into his posts. Or at least link to sources like for this very first sentence: "Nearly a quarter of seventeen-year-old boys in America have an ADHD diagnosis."

It's quite specific (17-yr-old boys) but I couldn't find a source for the ~25%. The CDC[1] writes it's 15% for boys (3-17 yrs old). Across all ADHD kids, 30% didn't receive medication or behaviour treatment anyways (a percentage that's risen since 2016): Where's the over-medication?

When I got started with my own diagnosis, a good friend of mine was very skeptical, like "everyone's getting their label and mental illness". Intelligent guy, philosopher with no pressure to do any work at all. It took him some time, research and self-reflection to face the diagnosis (he went to the same specialist and the tests are very thorough) and well... I guess it's true: As someone with ADHD I do have a lot of friends with the same condition, almost shocking but also understandable once you think about the effects on social interactions that ADHD bring.

[1] https://www.cdc.gov/adhd/data/index.html