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I can already hear the first replies (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 11 months ago by db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/adhd@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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FFS! We've been aware of ADHD in various names for ~100 years

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[-] Jessvj93@lemmy.world 88 points 11 months ago

"You're just using it as an excuse" is now a red flag for me that I'm talking to a garbage person and saves a lot of emotional energy kicking them out of your life.

[-] moistclump@lemmy.world 44 points 11 months ago

“Oh yeh, we all have a bit of ADHD though right?”

[-] stevar@lemmy.world 49 points 11 months ago

I read a good rebuttal to this on here a while back that stuck with me.

"Yeah we all pee also, but if you do it 500 times a day there is something wrong."

[-] ook_the_librarian@lemmy.world 19 points 11 months ago

I wrote this in another thread. (not that the idea is original)

Basically, everyone experiences attention deficits. Regularly forgetting to eat because of inattention is a disorder.

[-] Jessvj93@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

My response is even harsher, I go with lead has a 60% chance of causing adhd and lead was banned from being put in cars at the gas station in 1996. Then watch as most people my age realize they may have been exposed. The rest of the 40% chance is autism and more severely cerebellar hypodysplasia.