ADHD Women

I think you are right to an extent, but the philosophy isn't healthy, though I don't think you are wrong in pointing it out, you are just pointing to the cracks in the sidewalk. I think it's more in line with the idea of being born without a finger or a hand. As you progress in life you adjust and learn to live with your disability. It's the same for mental health, except that you can't just point to your missing attention span and say, "it's a disability." People want proof, otherwise they think you are trying to take advantage (a problem that arose in the late 50s as a response to the Beat generation, and propagated by the government through Vietnam and onwards). The older generations have the same problems as us, but if they are old enough to be around to talk about it then they have learned to adapt. This is a dangerous way of thinking in the same way that it's dangerous for a parent to tell a teen that life isn't that difficult in high school. Sure, with more life experience it may be easier to cope, but that experience doesn't mean fuck all to the teen dealing with bullying. Problems are problems, and ignoring your fellow human isn't the cure, it's just another disease. Be kind.