ADHD

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A casual community for people with ADHD

Values:

Acceptance, Openness, Understanding, Equality, Reciprocity.

Rules:

No abusive, derogatory, or offensive post/comments.
No porn, gore, spam, or advertisements allowed.
Do not request for donations.
Do not link to other social media or paywalled content.
Do not gatekeep or diagnose.
Mark NSFW content accordingly.
No racism, homophobia, sexism, ableism, or ageism.
Respectful venting, including dealing with oppressive neurotypical culture, is okay.
Discussing other neurological problems like autism, anxiety, ptsd, and brain injury are allowed.
Discussions regarding medication are allowed as long as you are describing your own situation and not telling others what to do (only qualified medical practitioners can prescribe medication).

Encouraged:

Funny memes.
Welcoming and accepting attitudes.
Questions on confusing situations.
Seeking and sharing support.
Engagement in our values.

Relevant Lemmy communities:

Neurodivergent Life Hacks

lemmy.world/c/adhd will happily promote other ND communities as long as said communities demonstrate that they share our values.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

oh fuck off. You dont get diagnosed because everything is fine. And while some of the dysfunction can be chalked up to how society is structured, being able to function as an adult is for the most part, not something you can work around. The ADHD NEEDS to be treated.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Homosexuality doesn't need to be treated. Yet people were not so long ago. So, as a matter of fact, yes, you get diagnosed eventhough everything is fine.

Again, adhd is a real condition, but not so common as OP picture implies. OP picture is a symptom of a competitive society (that's what liberalism do). Competitivity means you need to specialize to succeed. If you can't specialize well, you fail a life because your society decided about that.

Liberal societies are sick. Being shy isn't a condition. Being black isn't a condition. Not being a monomaniac isn't a condition. Being depressed or burnt out is a condition.