"The first example of a disorder that appears to be similar to ADHD was given by Sir Alexander Crichton in 1798."[1] Mild ADHD was less of an impediment before

"The first example of a disorder that appears to be similar to ADHD was given by Sir Alexander Crichton in 1798."[1] Mild ADHD was less of an impediment before industrialization. It's less of an impediment if you have a secretary at the office and a wife at home. Self medicating can help. What does a severe case look like if you don't know what you're looking at? Maybe shiftless, maybe dim, maybe accident prone, maybe hot headed, maybe a drunk. Do you think people didn't get PTSD before the name was invented? [1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3000907/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3000907/