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1. E-Reverance · 1791053169 · focus · HN ↗

   > A diagnosis of ADHD or autism in adulthood often leads to incredible relief and grief in processing all the moments of being blamed and shamed for what was assumed to be a lack of effort, laziness and/or defiance.

   This is definitely a factor for me when I tried to get diagnosed (which failed lol), because my parents whom caused my trauma would obviously refuse to blame themselves for my emotionally stunted development

   1. varispeed · 1791053660 · focus · HN ↗

      Not sure if you noticed the play. You don't have ADHD or autism, you just suffered from trauma.

      Government doesn't like that "too many" people want to get support, so looks like they reach for academics.

      Same crap they did with cannabis and others when it was impacting certain interests.

      1. binary132 · 1791054570 · focus · HN ↗

         I’m sure a lot of people seeking an ADHD / Autism diagnosis after “discovering” they “totally have it” after seeing a video on social media do not in fact have ADHD / Autism.

         1. taurath · 1791055626 · focus · HN ↗

            Yes and a lot of folks do too, it’s not useful to make sweeping statements either way.

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