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Informative comment, thank you. Can you elaborate on what symptoms do people with ADHD have that the ADHD “sympathizers” don’t? How can one analyze themselves
by jvican 2mo ago
Informative comment, thank you.
Can you elaborate on what symptoms do people with ADHD have that the ADHD “sympathizers” don’t? How can one analyze themselves “on close inspection” to know if they truly have ADHD?
- SoftTalker 2mo agoADHD has a clinical definition that needs to be diagnosed by a clinical professional.
- inigyou 2mo agoThat doesn't mean everyone who hasn't been tested doesn't have it. If they haven't been tested they don't know
- SoftTalker 2mo agoCertainly. I was more responding to the "How can one analyze themselves ... to know if they truly have ADHD" question.
- mindslight 2mo agoNot OP, but I would say that people's self analysis should focus around examining/describing their own internal existence, not external-view terms from the medical industry. If you suspect you have a problem that can be diagnosed and helped by the medical industry, go right ahead and seek out that help. But regardless you've also got to do the work internally, and externalizing your locus of control onto the medical industry undermines that.
- jltepw45 2mo agoADHD usually runs in families. There will likely be a direct relative who went undiagnosed, but who fits the ADHD criteria. Also symptoms from early childhood onwards - it's not something that just happens one day. It's a lifelong pattern of behaviour. If you're concerned I strongly recommend you speak with a professional. Everyone's ADHD manifest in slightly different ways and nobody on the internet can diagnose you.