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It's easy to think this, as is thinking people with depression just need to pick themselves up. If you've lived with someone that actually has ADHD you'll have
by hajhatten 7y ago
It's easy to think this, as is thinking people with depression just need to pick themselves up. If you've lived with someone that actually has ADHD you'll have another opinion.
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- avip 7y agoThere is obvious over-diagnosis with ADHD (and related) conditions. Every parent knows that. I don't think it's an "opinion" at this point. I can factually get all my kids diagnosed with ADHD if I choose to. The first victims of the situation are kids with "actual ADHD", whose problems are trivialized.
- kolinko 7y agoThere is also an issue of under-diagnosis in adults and young girls.
- jordanbeiber 7y agoThis in part (girls and women) begs the question whether this is a case of the old healthcare gender bias. I personally think definitely there’s something to it.
- vanderZwan 7y ago> Every parent knows that. "Every X knows" is usually sign of agreeing on a conclusion based on gut feelings and without verifying if the arguments leading up to them hold water.
- avip 7y agoIs it so in this case? What it "usually" means seems irrelevant. Have you been through a diagnosis with your kids?
- vanderZwan 7y agoI think you fail to realize that the burden of proof is not on me here.
- avip 7y agoThe burden of proof falls on the one making the non trivial claim. I don’t need to prove the null hypothesis.
- Dayshine 7y agoWait, what, I'm not the GP, but: Which claim are you referring to here? 1. Your unsubstantiated claim of ADHD being overdiagnosed 2. GP's unsubstantiated claim of "Every X knows Y" The null hypothesis must be "ADHD diagnostic criteria has high specificity", because without that it's not diagnosis. What evidence do you have to demonstrate low specificity?
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- falcolas 7y agoIt is estimated by psychologists who specialize in ADHD that 5% of the population has ADHD. 4% of children are diagnosed with ADHD. 2% of adults are diagnosed with ADHD. That smells a lot more like under-diagnosis.
- mtnGoat 7y agoFWIW, I think most American's know that it's easy to get a doctor to give you just about any drug without much proof of needing it. if you go to the right doctors, you are pretty much just paying them to write a prescription, not for the visit.