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If ADHD is common enough to be prelevant in 5% of population... Then to me it seems like its not something we should be drugging people for, but instead adjust the lives to it?
I mean we don't give "righ-handeness" drugs to left-handed people. We give them left-handed scissors.
It’s just speed, just stimulants. Caffeine is an example of legal self-titration. When done properly, the doses are not high and it can really help. IMO meth-heads are a symptom of disproportionate availability of the real thing (only sometimes coca-cola).
Having said that, I am not on board with widespread use in developing brains, much as with caffeine
It's not just speed, just stimulants.
i don't what's sadder - missed diagnosis or the this thread.
ADHD may not be over-diagnosed by professionals. But did they also check if it was self-over-diagnosed?
That’s probably most likely yes for just about any disorder, I’d think. Diagnoses should become more accurate as you visit more professionals and get more information. Having less of that would mean less accuracy. Having none of that is, well…