The last D is for disorder. If you have ADHD, it's not cute and relatable, it's making your life worse to the point of needing to be addressed. Everybody having "a little ADHD" is a way of trivializing the level of actual problems that are required for it to be called a disorder.

[–] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (4 children)

To be fair, with the amount of shit bombarded in your face with a dozen devices, everything fighting for your attention including ads on your vehicle infotainment, there is a zero chance that most people havent developed some sort of ADHD, whether clinically diagnosed or not. Disorders evolved also.

Try sitting in a room for 10-15 minutes and do absolutely nothing, just sit with your thoughts. I'm willing to bet most people can't.

[–] Taco2112@lemmy.world 18 points 6 days ago

As someone diagnosed with ADHD, I can easily sit quietly in a room with my own thoughts for 20+ minutes.

What I can’t seem to do is make the two simple phone calls I need to make and write the one page report that I need to write before the end of the week. That’s literally all I need to do today, I’ve been at my desk for two hours and have done none of it. If I got that done now, I could coast the rest of my work day but instead I’m going to sit here and stress for a few more hours before I finally do any of it. Why? I can’t tell you because I don’t know.

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