3 ms·

What makes you think he displays a lot of ADHD symptoms? I mean, he says "I can forget things, I fidget, I will on occasion zone out of long meetings" but that

What makes you think he displays a lot of ADHD symptoms? I mean, he says "I can forget things, I fidget, I will on occasion zone out of long meetings" but that's true of every human being to some extent.

ZeroGravitas 4y ago
This bit: > When I was 14, I witnessed the aftermath of my sisters being knocked down by a car. Ailis survived, Claire - who was 11 - died. Almost 17 years to the day, my dad died unexpectedly. I was a different person after those events. The reason I am sharing this is because I was told the effect of such trauma can sometimes manifest itself into symptoms similar to ADHD. > A friend of mine - who had been privately diagnosed with the condition - had once suggested to me that I might have it too.
ParetoOptimal 4y ago
> I mean, he says "I can forget things, I fidget, I will on occasion zone out of long meetings" but that's true of every human being to some extent. I feel like the difference is whether you can decide "I need to pay attention to this meeting even though it's boring" and then are able to actually do it. With ADHD it's more like "oh crap! oh crap! I did it again.. I'm not paying attention to this meeting. I'm going to do it now. But man I suck for falling into not paying attention again. How could I prevent this in the future? Oh I can improve sleep by getting a sleep mask. grabs phone to order sleep mask on amazon" Meanwhile the meeting has ended and your co-worker you eat lunch with asks "are you coming?" and you lookup to say "huh" with a dazed look.
pessimizer 4y ago
You should believe the patient unless they threaten your trust in the system. Then you should attack the patient's knowledge of themselves and their medical situation casually, and imply that this stupidity indicates something sinister about their character.

3 ms·

What makes you think he displays a lot of ADHD symptoms? I mean, he says "I can forget things, I fidget, I will on occasion zone out of long meetings" but that

by michaelt 4y ago

ZeroGravitas 4y ago
This bit: > When I was 14, I witnessed the aftermath of my sisters being knocked down by a car. Ailis survived, Claire - who was 11 - died. Almost 17 years to the day, my dad died unexpectedly. I was a different person after those events. The reason I am sharing this is because I was told the effect of such trauma can sometimes manifest itself into symptoms similar to ADHD. > A friend of mine - who had been privately diagnosed with the condition - had once suggested to me that I might have it too.
ParetoOptimal 4y ago
> I mean, he says "I can forget things, I fidget, I will on occasion zone out of long meetings" but that's true of every human being to some extent. I feel like the difference is whether you can decide "I need to pay attention to this meeting even though it's boring" and then are able to actually do it. With ADHD it's more like "oh crap! oh crap! I did it again.. I'm not paying attention to this meeting. I'm going to do it now. But man I suck for falling into not paying attention again. How could I prevent this in the future? Oh I can improve sleep by getting a sleep mask. grabs phone to order sleep mask on amazon" Meanwhile the meeting has ended and your co-worker you eat lunch with asks "are you coming?" and you lookup to say "huh" with a dazed look.
pessimizer 4y ago
You should believe the patient unless they threaten your trust in the system. Then you should attack the patient's knowledge of themselves and their medical situation casually, and imply that this stupidity indicates something sinister about their character.