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[-] BarrelAgedBoredom@lemm.ee -4 points 1 year ago

Meth for the discerning enthusiast

[-] NightAuthor@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Believe it or not, silly jokes like that contribute to a stigma that drives people away from the most effective known treatment for ADHD.

Edit: And despite what some might say, ADHD is actually vastly underdiagnosed and undertreated compared to its actual prevalence in the population.

[-] bigboig@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah imma keep joking that I take meth for my adhd

[-] BarrelAgedBoredom@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago

Believe it or not, I have ADHD and am aware of stigmatization of stimulant medications. I don't need to be coached on how to make light hearted jokes about amphetamines on the Internet

[-] NightAuthor@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

I’m curious, do you disagree that your joke could contribute to the stigma or do you just don’t care?

[-] BarrelAgedBoredom@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

I went into that joke without ADHD or it's related stigmatization in mind. I viewed "Adderall?" as more in the context of recreational use be it partying or something like cramming for a test. There wasn't a previous dialogue about ADHD established so it never entered my mind that that's how people would view it. I wouldn't make that joke in that context as it is insensitive. However, that wasn't the situation and I still don't really see my comment as insensitive or reinforcing stereotypes/stigmatization of ADHD. It's not that I don't care, I just disagree with the interpretation of my comment in that way

[-] chris@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Apparently, you do.

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