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Doing well at work is not an indication that you don’t have ADHD. Plenty of people with ADHD are perfectionists and overachievers, even those without medication

Doing well at work is not an indication that you don’t have ADHD. Plenty of people with ADHD are perfectionists and overachievers, even those without medication. “Having a negative impact on your life” can be about more than just whether you perform well at work, it can be about how you feel about yourself and how you take care of yourself. I agree, medication is not always the answer. But that doesn’t mean it’s not worthwhile to learn more about ADHD for those who have symptoms. Just understanding more about ADHD can help people develop coping habits to work with their brains instead of against them.

300bps 5y ago
Doing well at work is not an indication that you don’t have ADHD. Of course it is. Maybe if you changed "indication" to "guarantee" I would agree with you but as it is that sentence is objectively wrong. And of course there are other factors. I've definitely had symptoms of ADHD my entire life but once again that doesn't mean it rises to the level of a diagnosable disorder.
- avianlyric 5y ago
  No that statement just isn’t true. ADHD in high IQ individuals frequently creates high performing individuals with very low self-esteem. They succeed in complex environments tackling difficult problems, but still struggle to perform basic everyday chores. High performance at work, but consistently poor performance in other aspects of life is an indicator of possible ADHD. https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/psychiatry-and-sleep/202110/high-functioning-adhd-is-often-subtle-still-mountain?amp https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/psychiatry-and-sleep...
- romwell 5y ago
  >>Doing well at work is not an indication that you don’t have ADHD. >Of course it is. Maybe if you changed "indication" to "guarantee" I would agree with you but as it is that sentence is objectively wrong. I'm sorry, but you are straight up spreading harmful falsehoods now. Please stop. You clearly don't have the credentials/education, nor any sources to back your claims up. (Signed, ADHD/math PhD/ex-Google/ex-Microsoft/etc)
- omginternets 5y ago
  I did fairly well at school, completed a Ph.D, and launched a startup that got seed funding before getting diagnosed with ADHD at age 33. There was a lot of needless suffering along the way, though.

300bps 5y ago

Doing well at work is not an indication that you don’t have ADHD. Of course it is. Maybe if you changed "indication" to "guarantee" I would agree with you but as it is that sentence is objectively wrong. And of course there are other factors. I've definitely had symptoms of ADHD my entire life but once again that doesn't mean it rises to the level of a diagnosable disorder.

avianlyric 5y ago
No that statement just isn’t true. ADHD in high IQ individuals frequently creates high performing individuals with very low self-esteem. They succeed in complex environments tackling difficult problems, but still struggle to perform basic everyday chores. High performance at work, but consistently poor performance in other aspects of life is an indicator of possible ADHD. https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/psychiatry-and-sleep/202110/high-functioning-adhd-is-often-subtle-still-mountain?amp https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/psychiatry-and-sleep...
romwell 5y ago
>>Doing well at work is not an indication that you don’t have ADHD. >Of course it is. Maybe if you changed "indication" to "guarantee" I would agree with you but as it is that sentence is objectively wrong. I'm sorry, but you are straight up spreading harmful falsehoods now. Please stop. You clearly don't have the credentials/education, nor any sources to back your claims up. (Signed, ADHD/math PhD/ex-Google/ex-Microsoft/etc)
omginternets 5y ago
I did fairly well at school, completed a Ph.D, and launched a startup that got seed funding before getting diagnosed with ADHD at age 33. There was a lot of needless suffering along the way, though.