mollybee

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by mollybee 3y ago
The ADHD community, like many underserved populations, tends to be overrepresented in the prison population due to lack of accommodations and resources, along with stigma. There's a great deal of peer-reviewed research on the subject o
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by mollybee 3y ago
Therapy to deal with childhood trauma can absolutely benefit people with ADHD. Having ADHD doesn't magically make you immune to PTSD or other impacts of childhood trauma. It just means you also have ADHD. I know this because I have bot
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by mollybee 3y ago
"Correlation" is the key word here. I think it's really important to keep in mind that a lot of people with ADHD have childhood trauma because of how adults responded to their ADHD symptoms. In my case, I have plenty of traum
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by mollybee 3y ago
I'm curious, why are you so concerned about how ADHD affects people who don't have ADHD? What makes you think we "shouldn't distract others?" Have you considered that the problem might be failure to accommodate ADHD
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by mollybee 3y ago
The sentence could definitely be worded better. When I first read it, I had a similar thought, but upon further reading, I realized I was making a very large and unfair assumption. It's not exactly a secret that people who are already
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by mollybee 3y ago
If you're curious, might I suggest directing these questions toward the email address referenced multiple times in the link you posted? In case you've forgotten, it's privacy@shimmer.care. I'm sure they'll be able t
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by mollybee 3y ago
You're making a lot of assumptions here. Let's tackle them one by one: 1. "I see them all in the same light unfortunately of profiteering in various ways around the incompetent medical system the US has." You're rig
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by mollybee 3y ago
You're absolutely right about the onboarding process. It's very clear that Shimmer does not provide medical care. I think some people just don't realize that doctors exist outside of medical practices. "MD" is a tit
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by mollybee 3y ago
I disagree. This isn't about technicalities. I think it's about you assuming that others draw a "false connection" just because you saw one. Most people don't see HSA/FSA and automatically assume that a service