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Site could use some polish but IMO it's not that bad or somehow "worse" because I have ADHD. Nothing factually wrong or biased stands out. It's a standard meta-
by KingMachiavelli 4y ago
Site could use some polish but IMO it's not that bad or somehow "worse" because I have ADHD. Nothing factually wrong or biased stands out. It's a standard meta-analysis that finds that most treatment theories have no or limited evidence.
I think it's beneficial overall to have the research on ADHD in one place even if it has little practical advice. While it might seem like ADHD is a very normalized condition, there's still some misunderstanding in many countries and regulatory bodies.
In the US, where ADHD is most normalized, ADHD can impact your ability to get a commercial flight license which includes recreational flying of certain aircraft [1]. It may prevent you from joining the military which many need to afford higher education [2]. Outside the US, it gets worse. Stimulant treatment in Europe is difficult and underutilized despite the evidence [3]. The strangest effect I've heard (anecdotally) was that ADHD diagnosis can increase mortgage interest rates in Sweden (or maybe it was Norway?).
It's strange that ADHD is both rejected as not-real or over-diagnosed and also treated as a severe condition by certain groups. Even if these negative effects can be mitigated by changing medication or getting a medical waiver, it discourages individuals with ADHD from applying and adds more bureaucratic cruft as a cruel joke.
[1] https://www.faa.gov/ame_guide/dec_cons/disease_prot/adhd https://www.faa.gov/ame_guide/dec_cons/disease_prot/adhd
[2] https://www.armyupress.army.mil/Journals/NCO-Journal/Archives/2022/February/Serving-with-ADHD/ https://www.armyupress.army.mil/Journals/NCO-Journal/Archive...
[3] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2942810/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2942810/
- thebigspacefuck 4y agoIt also drastically increases you life insurance premium.
- WirelessGigabit 4y agoI’m very glad to live in the USA. The meds that I’m on aren’t available in Europe. At all.
- rswskg 4y agoWhat are they?
- WirelessGigabit 4y agoVyvanse and now Axstarys. The latter being the newer (and most expensive one). But at least I’m not fired.
- aljungberg 4y agoVyvanse is available in the UK although under the name Elvanse.
- rswskg 4y agothank you, will look into them!