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[Video] Is ADHD Just a Neuro⁠diversity Rather than a Disorder? Where The Economist Gets It Wrong (www.youtube.com)

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The Two Articles from the Economist:

Researchers are questioning if ADHD should be seen as a disorder. The Economist, October 30, 2024. https://archive.is/a4xbu

ADHD should not be treated as a disorder. The Economist, October 30, 2024. https://archive.is/hNPIQ#selection-97...

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[–] givesomefucks 9 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Like damn near everything else it's not binary.

It's not like everyone without it is the same, and everyone with is the same.

So for some people, it's just normal human variation. For some people it's a disorder.

If I ate an apple everyday, that's kind of a lot but normal human variation

If I ate 10 apples a day and that's all I ever eat, it's a disorder.

Likewise ADHD can be normal variation or a disorder. Because magnitude matters and almost nothing is truly binary.

[–] monkeyman512 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's bell curves all the way down.

[–] givesomefucks 6 points 1 month ago

I had a biopsych professor who started most classes with:

Normal gets said a lot, it's the average range most people are for that very specific thing. None of us are completely normal, and if anyone was they'd probably be the most unique person on the planet

Great message, a tad over dramatic, and definitely got repetitive quick.

But it's important to remember none of us really think the same, and there isn't really a "normal" like people usually think of.

If we weren't all so different, it wouldn't be so notable when we vibe with someone.

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