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I'll probably be down voted for saying this... But I really can't help but feel like Austim is being thrown around like the new ADHD...
by philliphaydon 10y ago
I'll probably be down voted for saying this...
But I really can't help but feel like Austim is being thrown around like the new ADHD...
- anigbrowl 10y agoAnd you deserve to be. As someone who has raging ADHD I am sick to the back teeth of knee-jerk contrarians venting their feels while making no effort to contribute anything of substance.
- philliphaydon 10y agoAs someone who was flagged with ADHD and shoved on Ritalin for 5 years, I'm sick to my back teeth with doctors just throwing around diagnosis's willy nilly.
- anigbrowl 10y agoBeing concerned about overdiagnosis is perfectly valid, but you should take the time to say that. I'm sorry about your bad experience, but your flip comments contribute to my ongoing bad experience. Please consider the different contexts in which your statements might be interpreted when you're discussing this subject.
- leekyle 10y agoThis is a tough topic and a lot of people make very broad generalizations that end up being very disingenuous to people who have ADHD. At the same time 15% of male children have been told they have ADHD while scientists estimate it's more like 3%. On one hand you have the camp that says more kids need treatment, on the other hand people think no one needs it. Just like everything in this polarizing world we need stop joining camps and focus on people who are suffering.
- mike_ivanov 10y agoNot like "new". It is often the same thing. http://www.webmd.com/brain/autism/news/20130606/autism-adhd-often-occur-together-research-shows http://www.webmd.com/brain/autism/news/20130606/autism-adhd-...