I grew up with this belief (not your belief; it's a common one) and it hindered me from realizing I needed help. I regularly have people doubt my diagnosis to

I grew up with this belief (not your belief; it's a common one) and it hindered me from realizing I needed help. I regularly have people doubt my diagnosis to this day. If we talk about it more, a lot of them _continue_ to doubt me even after I explain masking. Again, it's not just your belief -- I grew up hearing radio jockeys calling ADHD "bad parenting disease" -- but this belief is harmful. It ostracizes people and discourages help for a disability that causes measurable harm.