With ADHD, there are issues that bring up similar symptoms, but is not ADHD. A person can be 'distracted' if they are sleep deprived, anxious, have PTSD or ar

With ADHD, there are issues that bring up similar symptoms, but is not ADHD. A person can be 'distracted' if they are sleep deprived, anxious, have PTSD or are depressed, and part of diagnosing it is ruling out those other conditions. Giving a 'normal' anxious person stimulants can be a bad combo for example, where it will amp their anxiety up a shit ton instead. Also there are different forms of ADHD. An inattentive ADHD type person could be said to have the opposite problem of their 'fight or flight response going haywire' for example. They can often be quite relaxed, maybe a bit too relaxed.