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Except if you consider that ADHD is a consistent syndrome with extremely predictable negative consequences. I believe this attitude about ADHD being some kind
by bayesianhorse 12y ago
Except if you consider that ADHD is a consistent syndrome with extremely predictable negative consequences.
I believe this attitude about ADHD being some kind of "conformity issue" is almost as dangerous as "vaccines cause autism". It certainly is about as wrong...
- walterbell 12y agoDo you know how the DSM ("diagnostic manual") is edited, http://www.dsm4tr.com http://www.dsm4tr.com ?
- bayesianhorse 12y agoI know about the problems around the DSM. That doesn't make ADHD less of a "thing" though. Turns out that a questionnaire can diagnose ADHD. This diagnosis predicts anatomical, physiological and psychological differences, and on top of that certain negative consequences and suffering on the part of the patient. Treatment reduces that suffering. What more do you need?
- walterbell 12y agoQuestionnaires are cheap but less reliable than brain (PET, fMRI) scanning or quantitative attentional testing. What is the impact of a false positive diagnosis on a still-developing young brain? Adults are a different story - they can make their own decisions.
- bayesianhorse 12y agoI mentioned questionnaires as a means of reaching a diagnosis which is not dependent on instrumental testing, to make a point about the consistency of subjective evaluation, objective findings, suffering and treatment. But in General, ADHD diagnosis is not based on PET, fMRI or EEG.
- TeMPOraL 12y agoI don't know. ADHD looks to me like a normal consequence of putting a small kid in a jail and telling to listen to boring stuff for half a day without moving or talking, or else. Think of how you'd behave in such situation as an adult.
- bayesianhorse 12y agoFirst of all ADHD is not a "normal consequence" in the sense of being the majority. Second, ADHD is so much worse than not being able to sit still and quiet for hours...
- bayesianhorse 12y agoFirst of all ADHD is not a "normal consequence" in the sense of being the majority. Second, ADHD is so much worse than not being able to sit still and quiet for hours...