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Understanding ADHD
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this post was submitted on 03 Feb 2024
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I’ve always thought that ADHD is the most poorly named condition I’ve ever seen. It’s borderline offensive. They named the condition after the fact that other people find us annoying, and even then, the name describes a single sign, and is far from all encompassing. It’s like calling Parkinson’s Disease “shaky hand syndrome”.
The group responsible for the DSM needs to get off its ass and do better.
They really need to rename it something that actually sounds as serious as it is, like ExecutiveDysfunctionDisorder (EDD) or some shit. My entire life was being played on Legendary difficulty due to no diagnosis until I was in my late fucking 20's, and I was finally given medication and an understanding of all the ways my own shithouse brain has been holding me back.
I'm now slowly catching up on life. It fucking sucks.
To be fair, EDD is far too close to erectile dysfunction disorder.
Well, I saw someone calling ADHD erectile dysfunction of the mind, so...
I’m 40 and only just now getting diagnosed!
"I'm afraid the diagnosis is Fuck You You Shaky Bastard Syndrome"
Mad respect, as someone who is trying to understand it better, it's hard breaking down what I thought it was and how limited that is. It really starts with the name itself, I never really considered that.