r/videos May 30 '17

This guy's presentation on ADHD is excellent

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JowPOqRmxNs
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u/[deleted] May 30 '17

That's kind of the human condition though isn't it? Maybe I'm wrong but I feel like most of us aren't comfortable in our own skins, some are better at hiding or ignoring it than others but life just feels weird. I'd love to be able to go to a doctor tomorrow and have them tell me exactly what all my problems are and how to fix them so that life just doesn't seem weird anymore. The truth is that I probably don't have (nor do I want) ADHD or any other kind of disorder that would explain away all my problems and I just need to get comfortable being uncomfortable.

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u/NekoIan May 30 '17

Everybody has some of this. ADHD is diagnosed when it severely affects your executive functioning (in the brain) and life.

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u/Albaek May 30 '17

This is how it should be, not how it is.

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u/NekoIan May 30 '17

I think for kids it can be overdiagnosed but also a bit underdiagnosed for some.

For adults I think it's underdiagnosed. Underdiagnosis of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Adult Patients: A Review of the Literature

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u/sweng123 May 30 '17

Spot on.