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ADHD is not a disability. It's an evolutionary set of traits. It is covered under the Big Five.
by bloqs 5y ago
ADHD is not a disability. It's an evolutionary set of traits. It is covered under the Big Five.
- dotjalla 5y agoI would argue that ADHD presents as a disability in a post-industrial society. ADHD Institute suggests that the diagnosis is commonly associated with substance abuse, major depression and a wide range of other conditions, in higher frequency than baseline populations[0] [0]: https://adhd-institute.com/burden-of-adhd/comorbidities/ https://adhd-institute.com/burden-of-adhd/comorbidities/
- dri_ft 5y agoAs what, lack of conscientiousness?
- lostmyoldone 5y agoIn Sweden at least it is classified as a disability, because whether or not it's a evolutionary adaptation, people that present typical ADHD traits are functionally disabled in modern society. Society should change to accommodate these traits, but we can't expect people with those traits to live in misery until then.
- mnowicki 5y agoYeah not to sound like a "deep" 15 year old but I think being able to function in our modern society is much more unnatural than the behaviors associated with ADHD. But since is the society we're in, having it really is a disability. TL;DR: "we live in a society"