r/skeptic • u/Budget_Shallan • 25d ago

💩 Misinformation Neuroscientist podcaster with 20+ hours of ADHD content discovers it MIGHT be genetic "but there are too many variables to separate"!!!

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u/PatchyWhiskers 25d ago

My kid has ADHD, my husband has ADHD, and his family on the paternal side are all diagnosed or just act like they have ADHD. Family events are interesting.

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u/BioMed-R 25d ago

Yuge overdiagnosis.

I couldn’t believe in a diagnosis that some assign to double digit numbers of the population.

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u/Essekker 25d ago

Hold up, am I understanding your comment right; Too many people supposedly have it, therefore you don't believe in the diagnosis in the first place?

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u/BioMed-R 25d ago

It’s normal range behavior. A comparable problem would “overweight” individuals according to BMI have better health.