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ADHD has been well validated. Untreated it not only severely impacts "success" and "earning potential", it also leads to severe other problems like depression a

ADHD has been well validated. Untreated it not only severely impacts "success" and "earning potential", it also leads to severe other problems like depression and social problems. Face it: People with ADHD are way unhappier. And that isn't entirely the fault of society. If you are more impulsive, less able to take care of yourself or others, then it is really hard to imagine how you are supposed to feel as well as others...

lutusp 13y ago
> ADHD has been well validated. So has Bigfoot. The difference between Bigfoot and a Grizzly bear is tangible evidence. Want to prove that ADHD is real? Meet science's requirements, primarily a defined cause, unambiguous evidence, and falsifiability -- the possibility of definitively saying that a given person does not have ADHD. This is not to argue that ADHD doesn't exist -- it is to say that this is not a matter of science, and until there's some science, anyone can claim to have ADHD, or PTSD, or Asperger's, or claim to have been raped by her father when she is in fact a virgin: http://www.stopbadtherapy.com/retracts/beth.shtml http://www.stopbadtherapy.com/retracts/beth.shtml There will eventually be science where psychology now stands. But that process cannot begin until people begin to adopt a skeptical outlook appropriate to the subject's unscientific basis. This is why the NIMH has decided to drop the DSM, and psychiatry along with it. http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/elements/2013/05/the-scientific-backlash-against-the-dsm.html http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/elements/2013/05/the-s...